The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan

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A charming and agreeable surprise... A welcome gift to Westernreaders." -- Kirkus Reviews"Editor Jayyusi offers amajor example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras... The siras arefull of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes.... " -- LibraryJournal"This text should find its place alongside thetranslations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use inuniversity courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore."-- Journal of Arabic LiteratureThis colorful panorama recountsthe fantastic tales of a sixth-century Arab king and offers unusual perspectives ongender, religion, race, and ethnicity. Composed between the 13th and 16th centuriesand presented here in English for the first time.