Abū Manṣūr al-Tha᾽ālibī
Kitāb Khāṣṣ al-Khāṣṣ
Contributor(s)
Orfali, Bilal (editor)
Baalbaki, Ramzi (editor)
Language
ArabicAbstract
Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl al-Thaʿālibī was a poet, critic, lexicographer, historian of literature, prolific scholar, and one of the most important literary figures in the tenth-eleventh centuries. This work of his entitled Khāṣṣ al-khāṣṣ fī l-amthāl is a collection of proverbs and their equivalents in a number of cultures and professions.
Keywords
Poetry; proverbs; 11th century; araicDOI
10.1515/9783110688917ISBN
9783110688917, 9783110688894, 9783110688917Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2021Series
Bibliotheca Islamica, 61Classification
Islam
Theology
Social groups: religious groups and communities
Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups