[PDF.73ix] MiataDrivers - The Reader in al-Jahiz: The Epistolary Rhetoric of an Arabic Prose Master (Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature EUP)

Explores the intricately crafted rhetorical strategies used by al-Jahiz in his letters

The 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopedist 'Amr b. Bahr al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. Many of his most engaging writings were clearly intended for a broad readership but were presented as letters to individuals. Despite the importance and quantity of these letters, surprisingly little academic notice has been paid to t...