The Arabic Fable
An Inventory of Short Stories Featuring Speaking Animals and Other Nonhuman Characters in Premodern Arabic Literature
Author(s)
Marzolph, Ulrich
Collection
European Research Council (ERC)Language
Arabic; EnglishAbstract
This is the first attempt to provide a representative inventory of fables documented in premodern Arabic literature. The introduction presents a detailed effort to define the Arabic fable and a condensed historical survey together with a short assessment of the content characteristics of the Arabic fable proper. An annotated bibliography discusses significant contributions to the study of the Arabic fable in detail. The book’s main body surveys a total of 330 numbered fables with short summaries, exhaustive references, and concise comments. The detailed documentation recognizes the Arabic fable as the long neglected equal of its dominantly perceived Graeco-Latin sibling.
Keywords
Ancient, classical and medieval texts; Translation and interpretation; Literature: history and criticism; Asian history; Middle Eastern historyDOI
10.1163/9789004729049ISBN
9789004729049, 9789004729001, 9789004729049Publisher
BrillPublisher website
https://brill.com/Publication date and place
2025Grantor
Series
Global Arabic Literary Cultures,Classification
Ancient, classical and medieval texts
Translation and interpretation
Literature: history and criticism
Asian history
Middle Eastern history