Erotica, Love and Humor in Arabia: Spicy Stories from The Book of Songs by al-Isfahani

by Abu Al-Faraj Al-Isfahani

Book Overview

The Book of Songs of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (AD 897-971) is the most extensive collection of anecdotes from pre-Islam Mecca, Medina, Damascus and Baghdad to the beginning of the tenth century. Entertaining and informative, these gems have remained largely inaccessible to Western readers. This translation presents a collection of love stories and poems, biting satires, daring erotic encounters, bathroom humor and hilariously detailed descriptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476663653
• ISBN13: 9781476663654
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher