{"product_id":"adventures-of-sayf-ben-dhi-yazan-an-arab-folk-epic-9780253213426","title":"Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lena Jayyusi | Lena Jayyusi | Harry Norris\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Folklore \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A charming and agreeable surprise . . . A welcome gift to Western readers.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras . . . The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes. . . . \" --Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This text should find its place alongside the translations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use in university courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore.\" --Journal of Arabic Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis colorful panorama recounts the fantastic tales of a sixth-century Arab king and offers unusual perspectives on gender, religion, race, and ethnicity. Composed between the 13th and 16th centuries and presented here in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press (Ips)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614554669207,"sku":"9780253213426","price":3325.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780253213426.webp?v=1775094561","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/adventures-of-sayf-ben-dhi-yazan-an-arab-folk-epic-9780253213426","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}