Download or read book The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature written by Robert Irwin and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-05-25 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning the fifth century to the sixteenth, and ranging from Afghanistan to Spain, this collection provides an insight into the vitality of Classical Arabic literature. It explores such traditional themes as lovesick yearning and fated doom, and considers subjects as the etiquette of falling in love with slave-girls and the terrors of the sea.