Animals in Arabic Literature

Public Workshop on May 9 and 10 at Freie Universität Berlin. No 121/2019 from May 08, 2019 A public workshop being held on May 9 and 10 at Freie Universität Berlin will focus on representations of animals and their significance in Arabic literature from the 8th to 14th century C.E. As part of the event on May 10, Oxford professor emeritus Geert Jan van Gelder will give a talk on Arabic "just-so stories," a short literary form, usually no more than two or three sentences long. The workshop, entitled Animals, Adab, and Fictivity , is part of the AnonymClassic project. The Dahlem Junior Host Program, run by the Dahlem Humanities Center, has provided financial support.Beatrice Gründler and Dr. Matthew L. Keegan, both from the Department of History and Cultural Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, are organizing the event. Professor Gründler is the principle investigator of AnonymClassic and a recipient of the Leibniz Prize. Participation in the workshop is free. No registration is required.
account creation

TO READ THIS ARTICLE, CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT

And extend your reading, free of charge and with no commitment.

Register


Login

Your Benefits

  • Access to all content
  • Receive newsmails for news and jobs
  • Post ads

myScience