31102 - Arabic Literature 1

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will know the general outlines of the history of literature, it is able to read, understand and translate texts in language and has started  the use of the methods and basic analytical tools to interpret the works of the main authors, contextualizing them in culture and historical period.

Course contents

The course will explore the following periods of Arabic literature:
1) giahiliyya until the appearance of Islam: the "seven Mu'allaqat";
2) the Arab Muslim period from the rise of Islam until the extinction of the Umayyad dynasty in 750 d.C .;
3) the first Abbasid period from the fall of the Umayyad dynasty until 1058. One Thousand and One Nights;
4) the second Abbasid period until the Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258;
5) the period of decadence since the fall of the Abbasid dynasty until 1805.

Readings/Bibliography

Basic Bibliography:

1) R. Allen, The Arabic literature, the Mulino, Bologna, 2006;
2) D. Amaldi, History of classical Arabic literature, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2004;
3) H. Toelle and K. Zakaria, Discovering the Arabic literature. From the sixth century to the present, Argo, Lecce, 2010.

Recommended supplementary reading:

1) Bausani A. (eds), The Koran, BUR Rizzoli Universal Library, Milan, 2006;
2) F. Corrao M. (eds), Arab poets of Sicily, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milan, 1987;
3) F. Gabrieli (eds), The Thousand and One Nights, Einaudi, Turin, 2006;
4) F. Gabrieli, History of Arabic literature, Sansoni-Academy, Florence, and various.
5) V. Vacca, F. Gabrieli (eds), Anthology of Arabic literature, Sansoni-Academy, Florence, and various.

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods

Esame orale.

Teaching tools

Various multimedia materials.

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Domenico Benenati