A Brief Introduction to Arabic Erotic Literature
March 2011
Not Yet Published
Trade Paperback · 150 Pages
$11.95 U.S. · $13.50 CAN
ISBN 9780863566080
Saqi Books
Not Yet Published
Trade Paperback · 150 Pages
$11.95 U.S. · $13.50 CAN
ISBN 9780863566080
Saqi Books
Recommended for These Courses
- Language and Literature: Literary Criticism
- Language and Literature: Literary Criticism/Middle Eastern
Description
Arabic literature is traditionally unrestrained in its depiction of all forms of eroticism, from sensuality and mundane obscenities to frivolous fantasies of paradise.
This brief introduction portrays the world of Arabic erotic literature in all its complexity, and introduces the reader to an aspect of life that contemporary Arab writers seek to recapture in a revival of libertine literature.
The book is illustrated and contains glossaries, indices, and suggestions for further reading.
Nadia Al-Bagdadi is a scholar of Islamic studies with a research focus on the nineteenth-century socio-cultural history of the Arab world. She teaches at the Central European University, Budapest.
This brief introduction portrays the world of Arabic erotic literature in all its complexity, and introduces the reader to an aspect of life that contemporary Arab writers seek to recapture in a revival of libertine literature.
The book is illustrated and contains glossaries, indices, and suggestions for further reading.
Nadia Al-Bagdadi is a scholar of Islamic studies with a research focus on the nineteenth-century socio-cultural history of the Arab world. She teaches at the Central European University, Budapest.
About the Author
Nadia Al-Bagdadi is a scholar of Islamic Studies with a research focus on nineteenth-century socio-cultural history of the Arab world. She teaches at the Central European University, Budapest, and is Executive Director of Arab Archives for Private Papers, Beirut.