Humor in early Islam

Humor in early Islam

by Rosenthal, Franz

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This is a pioneering study by the versatile scholar Franz Rosenthal (1914-2003). It contains an annotated translation of an Arabic text on a figure who became the subject of many jokes and anecdotes, the greedy and obtuse Ash'ab, a singer who lived in the 8th century but whose literary and fictional life long survived him.

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  • Full title :Humor in early Islam / Franz Rosenthal ; introduction by Geert Jan van Gelder.

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This is a pioneering study by the versatile scholar Franz Rosenthal (1914-2003). It contains an annotated translation of an Arabic text on a figure who became the subject of many jokes and anecdotes, the greedy and obtuse Ash'ab, a singer who lived in the 8th century but whose literary and fictional life long survived him.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2011.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xvi, 154 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789004211483, 9004211489
  • oclc:ocn751807559
  • LC Classification:PN6222.A6
  • Dewey Decimal:892.77

Subjects

Arabic literature Arabic literature -- Translations into … Arabic wit and humor Ashʻab Translations

Writers

Rosenthal, Franz

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