{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-sayf-ben-dhi-yazan-an-arab-folk-epic-9780253213426","title":"The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic","description":"\u003cp\u003eA charming and agreeable surprise . . . A welcome gift to Western readers. --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras . . . The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes. . . . --Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text should find its place alongside the translations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use in university courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore. --Journal of Arabic Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis colorful panorama recounts the fantastic tales of a sixth-century Arab king and offers unusual perspectives on gender, religion, race, and ethnicity. Composed between the 13th and 16th centuries and presented here in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lena Jayyusi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253213426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLENA JAYYUSI is Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Cedar Crest College. In 1994-95 she was an Annenberg Scholar at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She is author of Categorization and the Moral Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946302783603,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2b40adfc-11ad-451f-ab7a-01f47cf6bb20.jpg?v=1648313503","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-adventures-of-sayf-ben-dhi-yazan-an-arab-folk-epic-9780253213426","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}