{"product_id":"portrait-of-an-eighth-century-gentleman-kh-257-lid-ibn-s-803-afw-257-n-in-history-and-literature-paperback","title":"Portrait of an Eighth-Century Gentleman: Kh\u0026#257;lid Ibn S\u0026#803;afw\u0026#257;n in History and Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaakko Hämeen-Anttila\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortrait of an Eighth-Century Gentleman. Khālid ibn Ṣafwān in History and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila is an in-depth study of the eighth-century Umayyad and early Abbasid orator and courtier Khālid ibn Ṣafwān and the development of his character in \u003ci\u003eadab\u003c\/i\u003e literature. The book collects and translates all his sayings and stories about him culled from a wide range of Arabic and Persian texts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the book, Hämeen-Anttila studies the mechanisms of change in early narratives, showing how Arabic anecdotes developed and were modified by a series of authors during both their oral and literary transmission, changing a historical person into a literary character. Detailed chapters discuss Khālid in his various roles and analyse the literary techniques of the stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaakko Hämeen-Anttila, Ph.D. (1994), is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies (University of Edinburgh). His most recent monographs are \u003ci\u003eAl-Maqrīzī's\u003c\/i\u003e al-Ḫabar ʿan al-basar, \u003ci\u003eVol. V, Section 4: Persia and Its Kings, Part I\u003c\/i\u003e (Brill, 2018) and \u003ci\u003eKhwadāynāmag. The Middle Persian Book of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e (Brill, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53125480513843,"sku":"9789004729599","price":97.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/6j0zP74DoX9789004729599.webp?v=1773255623","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/portrait-of-an-eighth-century-gentleman-kh-257-lid-ibn-s-803-afw-257-n-in-history-and-literature-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}