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The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann's Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann's transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
Table of Contents
Introduction
I. The task of literary history
II. Sources and earlier accounts of the literary history of the Arabs
III. Division of the history of Arabic literature
First Book. The national literature of the Arabs
First Section. From the beginnings until the appearance of Muhammad
Chapter 1. The Arabic language
Chapter 2. The beginnings of poetry
Chapter 3. Forms of Arabic poetry
Chapter 4. General characteristics of ancient Arabic poetry
Chapter 5. The transmission of Arabic poetry
Chapter 6. The sources for our knowledge of ancient Arabic poetry
Chapter 7. The six poets
Chapter 8. Other poets of pre-Islamic times
Chapter 9. Jewish and Christian poets before Islam
Chapter 10. The beginnings of Arabic prose
Second Section. Muhammad and his time
Chapter 1. Muhammad the Prophet
Chapter 2. The Qur'an
Chapter 3. Labid and al-A'sha
Chapter 4. Hassan b. Thabit
Chapter 5. Ka'b b. Zuhayr
Chapter 6. Mutammin b. Nuwayra
Chapter 7. Al-Khansa'
Chapter 8. Abu Mihjan and al-Hutay'a
Chapter 9. Minor poets
Chapter 10. Two forgeries
Third Section. The period of the Umayyads
Chapter 1. General characteristics
Chapter 2. 'Umar b. Abi Rabi'a
Chapter 3. Other poets in Arabia
Chapter 4. Al-Akhtal
Chapter 5. Al-Farazdaq
Chapter 6. Jarir
Chapter 7. Dhu l-Rumma
Chapter 8. The rajaz poets
Chapter 9. Minor poets
Chapter 10. Prose writing at the time of the Umayyads
Second Book. Islamic literature in the Arabic language
First section. The Classical period from ca. 750 until ca. 1000
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Poetry
A. The poets of Baghdad
B. Poets of Iraq and the Jazira
C. Poets from Arabia and Syria
D. The circle of Sayf al-Dawla
E. Egyptian and North African poets
Chapter 3. Rhymed prose
Chapter 4. Philology
I. The School of Basra
II. The School of Kufa
III. The School of Baghdad
IV. Linguistics in Persia and the East
V. Linguistics in Egypt and Spain
Chapter 4. Historiography
1. The life of Muhammad
2. Urban history
3. The history of the pre-Islamic Arabs
4. Imperial and world history
5. Cultural and literary history
6. The history of Egypt and North Africa
7. The history of Spain
Chapter 5. Belles lettres in prose
Chapter 6. Hadith
Chapter 7. Fiqh
1. The Hanafis
2. The Malikis
3. The Shafi'is
4. The lesser schools
5. The Shi'a
1. The Zaydis
2. The Imamis
Chapter 8. Sciences of the Qur'an
1. The reading of the Qur'an
2. Qur'anic exegesis
Chapter 9. Dogmatics
Chapter 10. Mysticism
Chapter 11. The translators
Chapter 12. Philosophy
Chapter 13. Mathematics
Chapter 14. Astronomy and astrology
Chapter 15. Geography
Chapter 16. Medicine
Chapter 17. Natural and occult sciences
Chapter 18. Encyclopaedias
Second Section. The post-Classical period of Islamic literature from ca. 400/1000 until ca. 656/1258
Chapter 1. Poetry
A. Poets of Baghdad, Iraq, and the Jazira
B. Persian poets
C. Syrian poets
D. Arabian poets
E. Egyptian poets
F. North African and Sicilian poets
G. Spanish poets
Chapter 2. Rhymed prose and stylistics
Chapter 3. Philology
1. Philology in Iraq
2. Philology in Persia and neighbouring countries
3. Philology in Syria
4. Philology in South Arabia
5. Philology in Egypt
6. Philology in North Africa and Sicily
7. Philology in Spain
Chapter 4. Historiography
1. Individual biographies
2. Histories of dynasties
3. Histories of individuals and genealogies
4. Local history
A. Baghdad
B. Damascus
C. Jerusalem
D. Aleppo
E. Dunaysir
F. South Arabia
G. Jurjan
H. Egypt
I. The Maghrib
J. Spain
5. Histories of the caliphs and world history
6. Histories of prophets
Chapter 5. Belles lettres in prose
Chapter 6. Hadith
1. Iraq, the Jazira, Syria, and Arabia
2. Persia
3. Egypt and North Africa
4. Spain
Chapter 7. Fiqh
1. The Hanafis
2. The Malikis
3. The Shafi'is
4. The Hanbalis
5. The Zahiris and Almohads
6. The Shi'a
A. The Zaydis
B. The Imamis
Chapter 8. The sciences of the Qur'an
1. The art of reading the Qur'an
2. Qur'anic exegesis
Chapter 9. Dogmatics
Chapter 10. Mysticism
Chapter 11. Philosophy and politics
Chapter 12. Mathematics
Chapter 13. Astronomy
Chapter 14. Geography and travelogues
Chapter 15. Medicine
Chapter 16.
A. Natural sciences and technology
B. Games, sports, and war
C. Music
Chapter 17. Occult sciences
Chapter 18. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors
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v. 2 ISBN 9789004326316
Description
The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann's Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann's transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
Table of Contents
Book 3. The decline of Islamic literature
First section: From Mongol rule until the conquest of Egypt by Sultan Selim I in the year 1517
Introduction
Chapter 1. Egypt and Syria
1. Poetry and rhymed prose
2. Philology
3. Historiography
A. Individual biographies
B. Collective biographical works
C. Local and national history
D. Universal history
4. Popular literature in prose, anthologies, and folk tales
5. Hadith
A. 'Ilm al-hadith wa-'ilm al-rijal
B. Biographies of the Prophet
C. Collections of hadith and edifying works
6. Fiqh
A. The Hanafis
B. The Malikis
C. The Shafi'is
D. The Hanbalis
7. Qur'anic sciences
8. Dogmatics and usul al-din
9. Mysticism
10. Mathematics
11. Astronomy
12. Geography and cosmography
13. Politics and public administration
14. Militaria, hunting, and agriculture
15. Medicine and veterinary science
16. Zoology
17. Music
18. Occult sciences
19. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors
7. al-Suyuti
I. Fann al-tafsir wa-ta'alluqatuhu wal-qira'at
II. Fann al-hadith wa-ta'alluqatuhu
III. Fann al-fiqh wa-ta'alluqatuhu
IV. al-Ajza' al-mufrada fi masa'il makhsusa 'ala tartib al-abwab
V. Fann al-'arabiyya wa-ta'alluqatuhu
VI. Fann al-usul wal-bayan wal-tasawwuf
VII. Fann al-ta'rikh wal-adab
Chapter 2. Iraq and al-Jazira
1. Poetry and rhymed prose
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Hadith
5. Fiqh
A. The Hanafis
B. The Malikis
C. The Shafi'is
D. The Hanbalis
E. The Shi'a
6. Qur'anic sciences
7. Dogmatics
8. Mysticism
9. Mathematics
10. Astronomy
11. Music
12. Medicine
Chapter 3. North Arabia
1. Poetry and rhymed prose
2. Historiography
3. Hadith
4. Fiqh
A. The Hanafis
B. The Malikis
5. Qur'anic sciences
6. Mysticism
7. Mathematics
8. Geography
Chapter 4. South Arabia
1. Poetry
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Fiqh
A. The Hanafis
B. The Shafi'is
C. Sayyid Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. 'Ali b. al-Murtada b. al-Mufaddal b. al-Hadi b. al-Wazir
D. The Zaydis
5. Qur'anic sciences
6. Mysticism
7. Medicine
8. Horse breeding
9. Occult sciences
10. Encyclopaedias
Chapter 5. Iran and Turan
1. Poetry and rhymed prose
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Hadith
5. Fiqh
A. The Hanafis
B. The Shafi'is
C. The Shi'a
6. Qur'anic sciences
7. Dogmatics
8. Mysticism
9. Philosophy
10. Politics
11. Mathematics
12. Astronomy
13. Medicine
14. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors
Chapter 6. India
1. Philology
2. Historiography
3. Fiqh, Abu Hanifa
4. Qur'anic exegesis
5. Mysticism
Chapter 7. The Turks of Rum and the Ottoman empire
1. Philology
2. Historiography
3. Fiqh, Abu Hanifa
4. Qur'anic sciences
5. Dogmatics
6. Mysticism
7. Medicine
7a. Mathematics and astronomy
8. Occult sciences
9. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors
Chapter 8. North Africa
1. Poetry
2. Philology
3. Historiography
A. Local history
B. History of the Ibadis
C. History of dynasties
D. Universal history
4. Hadith
5. Fiqh, Malik
6. Qur'anic sciences
7. Dogmatics
8. Mysticism
9. Politics
10. Mathematics
11. Astronomy
12. Travelogues
13. Medicine
14. Music
15. Alchemy and occult sciences
16. Eroticism
Chapter 9. Spain
1. Poetry and belles-lettres
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Fiqh, Malik
5. Qur'anic sciences
6. Mysticism
7. Politics
8. Mathematics and astronomy
9. Travelogues and geographies
10. Medicine
11. Sport
Second Section
From the conquest of Egypt by Sultan Selim I in 1517 to the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt in 1798
Introduction
Chapter 1. Egypt and Syria
1. Poetry and rhymed prose
2. Philology
3. Historiography
A. Individual biographies
B. Collective biographical works
C. Local and national history
D. Chronicles
E. Universal history
4. Popular works and anthologies
5. Hadith
6. Fiqh
A. The Hanafis
B. The Malikis
C. The Shafi'is
D. The Hanbalis
E. The Shi'a
7. Qur'anic sciences
8. Dogmatics
9. Mysticism
10. Homiletics and paraenesis
11. Philosophy
12. Politics
13. Mathematics
14. Astronomy
15. Geography and travelogues
16. Hunting and militaria
17. Music
18. Medicine
19. Occult sciences
20. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors
Chapter 2. Al-Jazira, Iraq, and Bahrain
1. Poetry
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Fiqh
A. The Hanafis
B. The Shafi'is
C. The Shi'a
5. Qur'anic sciences
6. Dogmatics
7. Mysticism
7a. Philosophy
8. Travelogues
Chapter 3. North Arabia
1. Poetry
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Hadith
5. Fiqh
A. The Hanafis
B. The Malikis
C. The Shafi'is
D. Hanbalis and Wahhabis
6. Qur'anic sciences
7. Dogmatics
8. Mysticism
9. Philosophy
10. Mathematics
11. Astronomy
12. Geography and travelogues
13. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors
Chapter 4. South Arabia
1. Poetry and belles-lettres
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Hadith
5. Fiqh
A. The Shafi'is
B. The Zaydis
6. Qur'anic sciences
7. Dogmatics
8. Mysticism
9. Astronomy
10. Occult sciences
Chapter 5. Oman, East Africa, and Abessinia
A. Oman
B. East Africa
C. Abyssinia
Chapter 6. Iran and Turan
1. Poetry and belles-lettres
1b. Philology
2. Hadith
3. Shi'i fiqh and kalam
4. Qur'anic sciences
5. Mysticism
6. Philosophy
8. Mathematics and astronomy
10. Medicine
11. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors
Chapter 7. India
1. Philology
2. Historiography
3. Belles-lettres
4. Hadith
5. Hanafi fiqh
6. Qur'anic sciences
7. Dogmatics
8. Mysticism
9. Philosophy
10. Travelogues
11. Encyclopaedias
Chapter 8. The Malay Archipelago
Chapter 9. Rumelia and Anatolia
1a. Philology
2. Historiography
3. Popular prose
4. Hadith
5. Fiqh, Abu Hanifa
6. Qur'anic sciences
7. Dogmatics
8. Mysticism
9. Politics
10. Astronomy
11. Medicine
12. Music
13. Agriculture
14. Occult sciences
15. Encyclopaedias and polyhistors
Chapter 10. The Maghreb
1. Adab
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Popular prose
5. Hadith
6b. Fiqh, Maliki
7. Qur'anic sciences
8. Dogmatics
9. Mysticism
9a. Philosophy
10. Mathematics and astronomy
11. Geography and travelogues
12. Medicine
13. Warfare
Chapter 11. The Sudan
Third Section
From the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt in 1798 until the present day
Chapter 1. Egypt
1. Poetry and rhymed prose
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Popular prose
5. Hadith
6. Fiqh
A. The Malikis
B. The Hanafis
C. The Shafi'is
7. Dogmatics
8. Mysticism
9. Paraenesis
10. Mathematics
11. Geography and travelogues
12. Encyclopaedias
Chapter 2. Syria
1. Poetry
2. Philology
3. Historiography
4. Islamic theology and mysticism
Chapter 3. Mesopotamia and Iraq
Chapter 4. Mecca (North Arabia)
Chapter 5. South Arabia
Chapter 6. Oman
Chapter 7. Persia
Chapter 8. Afghanistan
Chapter 9. India
Chapter 11. Istanbul
Chapter 12. Russia
Chapter 13. The Maghreb
Chapter 14. The Sudan
Addenda & Corrigenda
Postscript
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suppl. v. 1 ISBN 9789004334618
Description
The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann's Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann's transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
Table of Contents
Preface
Note to the Reader
Transcription
Introduction
I The Task of Literary History
II Sources and Earlier Accounts of the Literary History of the Arabs
III Division of the History of Arabic Literature
First Book: The National Literature of the Arabs
First Section From the Beginnings until the Appearance of Muhammad
Chapter 1. The Arabic Language
Chapter 2. The Beginnings of Poetry
Chapter 3. The Forms of Arabic Poetry
Chapter 4. The Nature of Ancient Arabic Poetry
Chapter 5. The Transmission of Arabic Poetry
Chapter 6. Sources for our Knowledge of Ancient Arabic Poetry
Chapter 7. The Six Poets
Chapter 8. Other Poets of Pre-Islamic Times
Chapter 9. Jewish and Christian Poets before Islam
Chapter 10. The Beginnings of Arabic Prose
Second Section Muhammad and His Time
Chapter 1. Muhammad the Prophet
Chapter 2. The Qur'an
Chapter 3. Labid and al-A'sha
Chapter 4. Hassan b. Thabit
Chapter 5. Ka'b b. Zuhayr
Chapter 6. Mutammim b. Nuwayra
Chapter 7. Al-Khansa'
Chapter 8. Abu Mihjan and al-Khutay'a
Chapter 9. Minor Poets
Chapter 10. Pseudo-'Alid Literature
Third Section The Period of the Umayyads
Chapter 2. 'Umar b. Abi Rabi'a
Chapter 3. Other Poets in Arabia
Chapter 4. Al-Akhtal
Chapter 5. Al-Farazdaq
Chapter 6. Jarir
Chapter 7. Dhu l-Rumma
Chapter 9. Minor Poets
Chapter 10. Prose Writing at the Time of the Umayyads
Second Book: Islamic Literature in the Arabic Language
First Section The Classical Period from ca. 750 until ca. 1000
Chapter 2. Poetry
Chapter 2a. Rhymed Prose
Chapter 3. Philology
Chapter 4. Historiography
Chapter 5. Popular Literature in Prose and Works for General Education
Chapter 6. Hadith
Chapter 7. Fiqh
Chapter 8. Qur'anic Sciences
Chapter 9. Dogmatics
Chapter 10. Mysticism
Chapter 12. Philosophy
Chapter 13. Mathematics
Chapter 14. Astronomy and Astrology
Chapter 15. Geography
Chapter 16. Medicine
Chapter 17. Natural and Occult Sciences, Varia
Chapter 18. Encyclopaedias
Second Section The post-Classical Period of Islamic Literature, from ca. 400/1000 until ca. 656/1258
Introduction
Chapter 1. Poetry
Chapter 2. Rhymed Prose and Stylistics
Chapter 3. Philology
Chapter 4. Historiography
Chapter 5. Belles lettres in Prose
Chapter 6. Hadith
Chapter 7. Fiqh
Chapter 8. Qur'anic sciences
Chapter 9. Dogmatics
Chapter 10 Mysticism
Chapter 11. Philosophy and Politics
Chapter 12. Mathematics
Chapter 13. Astronomy
Chapter 14. Travelogues and Geographies
Chapter 15. Medicine
Chapter 16. Natural Sciences and Technology
Chapter 16. Appendix
Chapter 17. Occult Sciences
Chapter 18. Encyclopedias and Polyhistors
Addenda & Corrigenda
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suppl. v. 2 ISBN 9789004335806
Description
The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann's Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann's transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
Table of Contents
Preface
Note to the Reader
Transcription
Third Book: The Decline of Islamic Literature
First Section From Mongol Rule Until the Conquest of Egypt by Sultan Selim I in the Year 1517
Introduction
Chapter 1. Egypt and Syria
Chapter 2. Iraq and al-Jazira
Chapter 3. North Arabia
Chapter 4. South Arabia
Chapter 5. Iran and Turan
Chapter 6. India
Chapter 7. The Turks of Rum and the Ottomans
Chapter 8. North Africa
Chapter 9. Spain
Second Section From the Conquest of Egypt by Sultan Selim I in 1517 to the Napoleonic Expedition to Egypt in 1798
Chapter 1. Egypt and Syria
Chapter 2. Al-Jazira, Iraq, and Bahrain
Chapter 3. North Arabia
Chapter 4. South Arabia
Chapter 5. Oman, East Africa, and Abyssinia
Chapter 6. Iran and Turan
Chapter 7. India
Chapter 8. The Malay Archipelago
Chapter 9. Rumelia and Anatolia
Chapter 10. The Maghreb
Chapter 11. The Sudan
Third Section From the Napoleonic Expedition to Egypt Until the British Occupation
Chapter 1. Egypt
Chapter 2. Syria
Chapter 3. Mesopotamia and Iraq
Chapter 4. North Arabia
Chapter 5. South Arabia
Chapter 6. Oman
Chapter 7. Persia
Chapter 8. Afghanistan
Chapter 9. India
Chapter 10. Ceylon, Farther India, and the Malay Archipelago
Chapter 11. Istanbul
Chapter 12. Russia
Chapter 13. The Maghreb
Chapter 14. The Sudan
Appendix. A Selective Listing of Authors of Unknown Place and Date, in Alphabetical Order
1 Poetry
2 Rhymed Prose and Popular Literature
3 Philology
4 Historiography
5 Hadith
6 Fiqh
7 Sciences of the Qur'an
8 Dogmatics and Polemics
9 Mysticism and Edifying Works
10 Philosophy and Politics
11 Mathematics and Astronomy
12 Geography and Cosmography
13 Medicine
14 Eroticism
15 Natural Sciences and Technology
16 Alchemy
17 Music
18 Sports
19 Occult Sciences
20 Encyclopaedias
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suppl. v. 3-1 ISBN 9789004335813
Description
The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann's Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann's transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
Table of Contents
Preface
Note to the Reader
Translator's Note
Transcription
Fourth Book: Modern Arabic Literature
Chapter 1. Egypt Since the British Occupation
Chapter 2. Syria
Chapter 3. The Syrians in the Americas
Chapter 4. Iraq
Chapter 5. Arabia
Chapter 6. The Maghreb
Addenda & Corrigenda
Abbreviations
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suppl. v. 3-2 ISBN 9789004383470
Description
The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann's Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for ibn; Brockelmann's transliteration of Arabic has been adapted to comply with modern standards for English-language publications; modern English equivalents are given for place names, e.g. Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem, etc.; several erroneous dates have been corrected, and the page references to the two German editions have been retained in the margin, except in the Supplement volumes, where new references to the first two English volumes have been inserted.
Supplement volume SIII-ii offers the thee Indices (authors; titles; and Western editors/publishers).
Table of Contents
Note to the Indices
Transcription
Indices
Index of Names
Index of Works
Index of Publishers
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