This article analyses a series of studies on Arab epics published in recent years (2002-2008), in particular by C. Ott (2003), F. Doufikar-Aerts (2003), M. Gavillet Matar (2005), T. Herzog (2006), and discusses the results in a broader perspective of research on Arabic literature of the post-classical period. After presenting the specific contents of these four studies, the article focuses on a range of research problems concerning philological questions (eg. manuscript traditions, the origin of a tradition and a sīra, the sources, the narrative archetypes and the various versions and variants), but also the relationship between orality and literacy and modes of transmission and reception of texts in Arabic literature
Studi sull'epica araba: ricerca e campo alla riflessione filologica
BELLINO, Francesca
2009-01-01
Abstract
This article analyses a series of studies on Arab epics published in recent years (2002-2008), in particular by C. Ott (2003), F. Doufikar-Aerts (2003), M. Gavillet Matar (2005), T. Herzog (2006), and discusses the results in a broader perspective of research on Arabic literature of the post-classical period. After presenting the specific contents of these four studies, the article focuses on a range of research problems concerning philological questions (eg. manuscript traditions, the origin of a tradition and a sīra, the sources, the narrative archetypes and the various versions and variants), but also the relationship between orality and literacy and modes of transmission and reception of texts in Arabic literatureI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
