Kalila Wa Dimna

Author : Munther Younes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000081763

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Kalila wa Dimna by Munther Younes Pdf

Specifically designed for students of Arabic, this fully illustrated rendition of the Arabic literary classic enhances students’ reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills through the medium of these fun, engaging, and culturally relevant tales. The first part of this second edition follows the original order of the stories, with new vocabulary explained in footnotes throughout. In the second part, grammar explanations and a wealth of exercises provide ample opportunities for readers to improve their understanding of the stories and strengthen their command of Arabic grammar and Arabic writing. The audio material, containing the texts of the stories read by native speakers, is available to download free online to help develop the learner’s listening skills. Suitable for both class use and independent study, Kalila wa Dimna: for Students of Arabic is a must for all intermediate to advanced students wishing to enhance their language skills and discover one of the most popular pieces of Arabic literature ever written.

Author : Ramsay Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1073013945

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Kalila and Dimna by Ramsay Wood Pdf

Author : Esin Atıl
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015046447994

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Kalila Wa Dimna by Esin Atıl Pdf

Author : Jill Sanchia Cowen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
ISBN : UOM:39076000974506

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Kalīla Wa-Dimna by Jill Sanchia Cowen Pdf

The Kalila wa Dimna, animal tales known in the West through Les Fables of La Fontaine, can be traced to 4th-century India. Written for the edification and amusement of princes and magistrates, they were second in popularity only to the Koran. The witty dialogue of the animal characters, led by two scheming jackals called Kalila and Dimna, reveal a Machiavellian code of behavior and mirror a real world of intrigue, diplomacy, and statecraft. Though the tales have been illustrated numerous times, it was in the 14th-century Mongol court of Persia that they inspired one of the most remarkable works of Persian art--a narrative cycle of paintings now in the collections of the Istanbul University Library. The paintings, which match the text in wit, spirit, and drama, are unsurpassed in their beauty and vigorous style. This book, a lively translation of the tales and a study of fifty paintings from the original manuscript, explores the ways in which the artists enriched and expanded the content of the fables, revealing a uniquely personal and mystical interpretation. Beautifully illustrated in full color and black-and-white, the book will interest a wide range of readers interested in art history and Middle Eastern and East Asian studies.

Author : Ramsay Wood
Publisher : Saqi Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000110583162

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Kalila and Dimna by Ramsay Wood Pdf

A new edition of Ramsay Wood's definitive English retelling of The Fables of Bidpai.

Author : Ramsay Wood
Publisher : Medina Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Fables
ISBN : 0956708102

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Kalila and Dimna by Ramsay Wood Pdf

KALILA AND DIMNA or The Panchatantra (also known in Europe since 1481 as The Fables of Bidpai) is a multi-layered, inter-connected and variable arrangement of animal stories, with one story leading into another, sometimes three or four deep. These arrangements have contributed to world literature for over 2000 years, migrating across ancient cultures in a multitude of written and oral formats. All our beast fables from Aesop and the Buddhist Jataka Tales through La Fontaine to Uncle Remus owe this strange, shape-shifting 'book' a huge debt. In its original Arabic format, Kalila and Dimna (The Panchatantra being its Sanskrit precursor), ostensibly constitutes a handbook for rulers, a so-called 'Mirror for Princes' illustrating indirectly, through a cascade of teaching stories and verse, how to (and how not to!) run the kingdom of your life. In their slyly profound grasp of human nature at its best (and worst!) these animal fables, usually avoiding any moralistic human criticism, serve up digestible wise counsel for us all. Based on his collation of scholarly translations from key Sanskrit, Syriac, Arabic and Persian texts, as well as the 1570 English rendition by Thomas North, this is the first uncompromisingly modern re-telling in either the East or West for over 400 years. In Ramsay Wood's version the profound meanings behind these ancient fables shine forth as he captures a great world classic, making it fresh, relevant, fascinating and hugely readable. His second volume of fables from KALILA AND DIMNA picks up where the first, Fables of Friendship and Betrayal, left off - covering deceit, political skullduggery, murder, enemies, deadly monsters, kings, bees, princesses, monkeys, lions, crocodiles and how we all live and die together in peace or conflict. This is a book full of outrageously behaved animals and humans doing the most delightfully awful (yet sometimes gentle) things to each other. These are joyous, sad, amusing and sometimes brutal stories; their function being to educate both king and commoner alike in the ways of the world, the harsh realities that can often lurk beneath the surface of our cozy, everyday subjectivity.

Author : Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781479806546

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Kalīlah and Dimnah by Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ Pdf

Timeless fables of loyalty and betrayal Like Aesop’s Fables, Kalīlah and Dimnah is a collection designed not only for moral instruction, but also for the entertainment of readers. The stories, which originated in the Sanskrit Panchatantra and Mahabharata, were adapted, augmented, and translated into Arabic by the scholar and state official Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ in the second/eighth century. The stories are engaging, entertaining, and often funny, from “The Man Who Found a Treasure But Could Not Keep It,” to “The Raven Who Tried To Learn To Walk Like a Partridge” and “How the Wolf, the Raven, and the Jackal Destroyed the Camel.” Kalīlah and Dimnah is a “mirror for princes,” a book meant to inculcate virtues and discernment in rulers and warn against flattery and deception. Many of the animals who populate the book represent ministers counseling kings, friends advising friends, or wives admonishing husbands. Throughout, Kalīlah and Dimnah offers insight into the moral lessons Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ believed were important for rulers—and readers. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1819
Category : Fables, English
ISBN : HARVARD:32044009834078

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Kalila and Dimna by Anonim Pdf

A translation of the Arabic recension of the Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection of interconnected animal fables which influenced Persian and Arabic literature.

Author : Christine van Ruymbeke
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004314757

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Kashefi's Anvar-e Sohayli by Christine van Ruymbeke Pdf

Christine van Ruymbeke offers a first in-depth analysis of the contents and style of Kashefi’s Anvar-e Sohayli (15th c. AD). This analysis also addresses the Kalila wa-Dimna field, across its full rewriting history.

Author : Bernard O'Kane
Publisher : I. B. Tauris
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 1860648525

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Early Persian Painting by Bernard O'Kane Pdf

Kalila wa Dimna (or The Fables of Bidpai ) is one of the gems of world culture, having been translated through the centuries everywhere from China to Spain. Kalila wa Dimna are subtle and suggestive moral tales– a kind of repository of wisdom and understanding about the human condition. It was the most commonly illustrated medieval Islamic texts. This book focuses on the group of seven Persian manuscripts from the second half of the 14th century, which contain several of the finest masterpieces of Persian painting. It is fully illistrated throughout with the paintings that accompany the fables.

Author : François de Blois
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0947593063

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Burzōy's Voyage to India and the Origin of the Book of Kalīlah Wa Dimnah by François de Blois Pdf

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : E. Michael Gerli,Ryan D. Giles
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351809788

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The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Medieval Iberia by E. Michael Gerli,Ryan D. Giles Pdf

The Routledge Hispanic Studies Companion to Medieval Iberia: Unity in Diversity draws together the innovative work of renowned scholars as well as several thought-provoking essays from emergent academics, in order to provide broad-range, in-depth coverage of the major aspects of the Iberian medieval world. Exploring the social, political, cultural, religious, and economic history of the Iberian Peninsula, the volume includes 37 original essays grouped around fundamental themes such as Languages and Literatures, Spiritualities, and Visual Culture. This interdisciplinary volume is an excellent introduction and reference work for students and scholars in Iberian Studies and Medieval Studies. SERIES EDITOR: BRAD EPPS SPANISH LIST ADVISOR: JAVIER MUÑOZ-BASOLS

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004435858

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Turcologica Upsaliensia by Anonim Pdf

The richly illustrated essays in Turcologica Upsaliensia tell of scholars, travellers, diplomats and collectors who explored the Turkic-speaking world while affiliated with Sweden’s oldest university, at Uppsala, and who enriched the University Library with collections of Turkic cultural heritage objects.

Author : Samah Selim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317620655

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Nation and Translation in the Middle East by Samah Selim Pdf

This book focuses on the important aspect of translation in the Middle East region, with special emphasis on translation movements and the production of modernity in a historical context defined by European imperialism, enlightenment universalism, and globalization.

Author : Etaf Rum
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062699787

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A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum Pdf

A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist for Best Fiction and Best Debut • BookBrowse's Best Book of the Year • A Marie Claire Best Women's Fiction of the Year • A Real Simple Best Book of the Year • A PopSugar Best Book of the Year All Written By Females • A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A Washington Post 10 Books to Read in March • A Newsweek Best Book of the Summer • A USA Today Best Book of the Week • A Washington Book Review Difficult-To-Put-Down Novel • A Refinery 29 Best Books of the Month • A Buzzfeed News 4 Books We Couldn't Put Down Last Month • A New Arab Best Books by Arab Authors • An Electric Lit 20 Best Debuts of the First Half of 2019 • A The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2019 “Garnering justified comparisons to Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns... Etaf Rum’s debut novel is a must-read about women mustering up the bravery to follow their inner voice.” —Refinery 29 The New York Times bestseller and Read with Jenna TODAY SHOW Book Club pick telling the story of three generations of Palestinian-American women struggling to express their individual desires within the confines of their Arab culture in the wake of shocking intimate violence in their community. "Where I come from, we’ve learned to silence ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence will save us. Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. To tell them to the outside world is unheard of—dangerous, the ultimate shame.” Palestine, 1990. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. Over the course of a week, the naïve and dreamy girl finds herself quickly betrothed and married, and is soon living in Brooklyn. There Isra struggles to adapt to the expectations of her oppressive mother-in-law Fareeda and strange new husband Adam, a pressure that intensifies as she begins to have children—four daughters instead of the sons Fareeda tells Isra she must bear. Brooklyn, 2008. Eighteen-year-old Deya, Isra’s oldest daughter, must meet with potential husbands at her grandmother Fareeda’s insistence, though her only desire is to go to college. Deya can’t help but wonder if her options would have been different had her parents survived the car crash that killed them when Deya was only eight. But her grandmother is firm on the matter: the only way to secure a worthy future for Deya is through marriage to the right man. But fate has a will of its own, and soon Deya will find herself on an unexpected path that leads her to shocking truths about her family—knowledge that will force her to question everything she thought she knew about her parents, the past, and her own future.