Ibn Abī Ṭāhir Ṭayfūr and Arabic writerly culture [electronic resource] : a ninth-century bookman in Baghdad / Shawkat M. Toorawa.
Series: RoutledgeCurzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures ; 7.Publication details: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.Description: xiii, 214 pISBN:- 9780203324530
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-207) and index.
1. From memory to written record -- 2. The presence and insistence of books -- 3. Reciting poetry, telling tales -- 4. Being a bookman -- 5. Navigating partisan shoals -- 6. Precedence and context -- 7. The 'bad boys' of Baghdad.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.