{"product_id":"the-arabian-epic-volume-1-introduction-heroic-and-oral-story-telling-paperback-9780521017381","title":"The Arabian Epic: Volume 1, Introduction; Heroic and Oral Story-telling (Paperback) 9780521017381","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Arabian Epic: Volume 1, Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHeroic and Oral Story-telling\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe hero cycles of Arabic belong to the literary tradition of The Arabian Nights and can be seen as the popular epics of their civilisation. This first volume introduces the background to the cycles.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. C. Lyons (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521017381, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 June 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 16.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.327 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe hero cycles of Arabic belong to the literary tradition of The Arabian Nights and can be seen as the popular epics of their civilisation. The Arabian epic covers eleven of the main representatives of this genre. Each of these has been developed through the processes of accretive oral story-telling by means of an accumulation of narrative and folklore motifs, many of which belong to what can be seen as a universal tradition. The work is published in three volumes. The first volume introduces the background and the dimensions in which the cycles are set, while the second volume analyses their contents and the literary formulae used in their construction, as well as listing analogues found in other literatures. The epitomes surveyed in the final volume provide non-Arabists with a more immediate insight into the contents of the cycles, drawing attention to their narrative colouring and texture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to volume one\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Dimensions: Time and space\u003cbr\u003e Racial groups\u003cbr\u003e Social organisation, authority and the individual\u003cbr\u003e Women, love and marriage\u003cbr\u003e Background of beliefs\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Narrative Settings: War\u003cbr\u003e The sea\u003cbr\u003e Common: uncommon\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Structure\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Narrative Agents: Minor characters\u003cbr\u003e Princes\u003cbr\u003e Heroes\u003cbr\u003e The monstrous regiment\u003cbr\u003e The Man of Wiles\u003cbr\u003e Villains\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations used in indices\u003cbr\u003e Index of names\u003cbr\u003e Index of places.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002413437208,"sku":"9780521017381","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521017381i_a3c33789-5adc-4922-81c8-86b2bd708f30.jpg?v=1691376720","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-arabian-epic-volume-1-introduction-heroic-and-oral-story-telling-paperback-9780521017381","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}