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In this text Kilito argues that genre - not authorship - is at the heart of classic Arabic literature. He examines love poetry and panegyric, the Prophet's Hadith and the literary anecdote, as well as such themes as memorization, plagiarism and forgery and the dream visions of the dead.

The Author and His Doubles

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    A Paperback by Abdelfattah Kilito


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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: 11/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780815629313, 978-0815629313
      ISBN10: 0815629311

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this text Kilito argues that genre - not authorship - is at the heart of classic Arabic literature. He examines love poetry and panegyric, the Prophet's Hadith and the literary anecdote, as well as such themes as memorization, plagiarism and forgery and the dream visions of the dead.

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