UID:
almahu_9949701930502882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004520493
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9789004101029
Series Statement:
Studies in Arabic Literature ; 17/2
Content:
This volume presents in translation and transcription the oral text of narratives about and poems by Šlēwīḥ, one of Arabia's most famous nineteenth-century robber barons, recorded by Xālid, a sheikh of the 'Utaybah tribe of Saudi Arabia and the great-grandson of Šlēwīḥ.
Content:
The Story of a Desert Knight is the second volume of a trilogy entitled Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia . It is devoted to the narratives told about and the poems composed by Šlēwīḥ al-'Aṭāwi and his brother Bxīt, both famous desert knights in the middle and second half of the nineteenth century. The principal source of this book is Šlēwīḥ's great-grandson Xālid, a sheikh of the 'Utaybah tribe. The introduction discusses inter alia the general characteristics of Bedouin oral culture, the linguistic, prosodic and stylistic features of the text, and Xālid's use of his ancestors' oral legacy in order to enhance his position in the tribal hierarchy of prestige. In addition to the translation of the oral text this volume offers a complete transcription, based on taped records and including variants found in published Saudi sources, and a substantial glossary.
Note:
Front Matter /
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Preface: The Poet and the Rāwī /
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Bedouin Oral Culture /
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The Transmitter and the Performance Context /
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Interpretation of the Text /
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This Edition and Other Editions /
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Language and Prosody /
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Note on Transcription /
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Text and Translation /
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Note on the Glossary /
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Glossary /
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Examples of Scansion /
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Variant Readings of the Poems /
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Place Names /
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Sources of Reference /
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Map /
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Studies in Arabic Literature /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 2 Story of a Desert Knight : The Legend of Šlēwīḥ al-'Aṭāwi and other 'Utaybah Heroes. An Edition with Translation and Introduction. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1995. ISBN 9789004101029
Language:
English
