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Arabic literature (Arabic: الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: al-Adab al-‘Arabī) is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is Adab, which comes from a meaning of etiquette, and which implies politeness, culture and enrichment. [1]
Arabic literature, the body of written works produced in the Arabic language. The tradition of Arabic literature stretches back some 16 centuries to unrecorded beginnings in the Arabian Peninsula.
The most essential point about Arabic literature is that it stems directly from the Holy Qur’an—pre-Islamic poetry notwithstanding. Apart from some 1st century AD graffiti (which hardly counts as literature), we have no evidence of writings in Arabic before the time of the Prophet Muhammad.
If you want to delve a little deeper into the Arab world and see another side of its rich heritage and culture, it’s well worth taking the time to sample some of the delights of Arabic literature. Here are five suggestions to give you an idea of what’s on offer.
The Library of Arabic Literature makes available Arabic editions and English translations of significant works of Arabic literature, with an emphasis on the seventh to nineteenth centuries.
Arabic literature - Poetry, Rhyme, Metre: “The register of the Arabs” (dīwān al-ʿArab) is the age-old phrase whereby Arabs have acknowledged the status and value that poetry has always retained within their cultural heritage.
Resources for translators working between Arabic and English. Reviews A look at Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation. From the Quarterly Featured poetry, fiction, and essays from our magazine. Podcast Listen to the latest from BULAQ, an Arabic books-centric podcast. Lit Lists
Arabic literature - Poetry, Prose, Themes: Alongside these methods of categorizing poetry and poets, some classical critics identified three principal “purposes” (aghrāḍ) for the public performance of poetry: first, panegyric (madḥ), the praise of the tribe and its elders, a genre of poetry that was to become the primary mode of poetic ...
The journal publishes literary, critical and historical studies, as well as review and bibliographies, on a broad range of Arabic materials – classical and modern, written and oral, poetry and prose, literary and colloquial.
This research and study guide aggregates resources useful for the study of Arabic literature of all periods. The guide serves as an introduction to resources available through Cornell University Library system.