The Reader in al-Jahiz : The Epistolary Rhetoric of an Arabic Prose Master
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature
ISBN-10
1399565087
ISBN-13
9781399565080
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 31st, 2026
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
436 grams
Dimensions
15.50 x 23.20 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medievalLiterary studies: classical, early & medieval
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Explores the intricately crafted rhetorical strategies used by al-Jahiz in his letters.
The 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopaedist ‘Amr b. Ba?r al-Ja?i? has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. Many of his most engaging writings were clearly intended for a broad readership but were presented as presented as letters to individuals. Despite the importance and quantity of these letters, surprisingly little academic notice has been paid to them. Now, Thomas Hefter takes a new approach in interpreting some of al-Ja?i?’s ‘epistolary monographs’. By focussing on the varying ways in which he wrote to the addressee, Hefter shows how al-Ja?i? shaped his conversations on the page in order to guide (or manipulate) his actual readers and encourage them to engage with his complex materials.
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