Robert Irwin es un escritor cuya obra se adentra en el rico tapiz de Oriente Medio, basándose en su extensa formación académica en historia y literatura árabe. Su ficción a menudo transporta a los lectores a lugares exóticos, explorando temas de encuentro cultural y las complejidades de la identidad. Con un estilo de prosa distintivo, Irwin crea narrativas que son a la vez intelectualmente estimulantes y imaginativamente cautivadoras, ofreciendo una perspectiva única sobre cuestiones históricas y contemporáneas.
The Arabian Nights has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Many people are familiar with the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. Yet few people have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is. This companion seeks to remedy this. schovat popis
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.
'Robert Irwin vividly and brilliantly blends the fictional life and all-too-real times of a film star of the Nazi era in this a narrative of diminishing options and the advance to death and destruction. Cultured, clever and funny at times, in a grim Charles Adams way, Robert Irwin's novel is engrossing and enveloping.From a dull Dutch childhood in Dordrecht and a waitressing job, sexy Sonja Heda, cigarette in hand, wangles her way on to the film sets of various independent production companies making the films of the Weimar and Nazi eras. From The Blue Angel, The Gypsy Baron, Jew Suss, Habanera and Munchausen she lands the starring role in the Nazi screwball comedy Bagdad Capers.Although German cinema became a key part of the Nazi war effort, the film industry continued to produce commercial films appealing to the varying film tastes of German filmgoers. Joseph Goebbels at the head of the Ministry of Propaganda propagated Nazi supremacist ideology and indoctrinate the population of Germany though film and radio, not unlike the way reality TV and social media are used today by populist politicians in the US and UK.'Georgia de Chamberet in Ten Books for Independent Minds from Bookblast
'The bride then came surrounded by her slave girls like the moon among stars or a matchless pearl set among others on a string.'When the beautiful Shahrazad gives herself to the bloody-handed King Shahriyar, she is not expected to survive beyond dawn. But using her wit and guile, she begins a sequence of stories that will last 1001 nights: stories of 'ifrits and money-changers, prices and slave girls, fishermen and queens, and magical gardens of paradise. This volume also includes the well-known tale of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'.Along with this landmark new translation, Robert Irwin's introduction discusses the many cultures The Arabian Nights has drawn on and the elaborate structure of the story-within-a-story that defines the collection, as well as the importance to the Nights of locked doors, sex, and the recurring themes of money, merchants and debts. This edition also contains suggestions for further reading, a glossary, maps and a chronology.
This undergraduate textbook critically examines the prevailing psychiatric model of psychopathology, challenging traditional perspectives. It presents alternative approaches by integrating psychosocial factors with neurobiological and biopsychological insights, encouraging students to explore a more comprehensive understanding of mental health. The text aims to foster critical thinking and provide a balanced view of the complexities surrounding psychological disorders.
A disease that siezes the mind, the Arabian Nightmare pervades the darkness of medieval Cairo. It haunts the labyrinth of its streets. It is a dream without awakening, a flight without escape, a tale without end.
A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as half snake, half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This book explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures, including those in places where camels are not indigenous.
Saladin, the Kurdish founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty, ruled Egypt and Syria, made enemies of the fabled Assyrians and conquered Jerusalem in 1187, repelling the Crusaders (and prompting their resurgence in the Third Crusade). His chivalry and impeccably honourable conduct became enshrined in European as well as Muslim lore, influencing a long line of poets and historians.Sir Hamilton Gibb’s seminal account of Saladin’s life calls upon the works of two men in particular – Baha’ ad-Din ibn Shaddad (d.1234), a military judge who served under Saladin and ‘Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (d.1201), Saladin’s private secretary.Carefully researched and thoroughly annotated, Gibb’s classic remains an essential source for historians of the ruler, the region and the period, as well as an excellent introduction for readers whose image of Saladin remains rooted in legend.Sir Hamilton A.R. Gibb (1895–1971) was one of the most learned and passionate scholars of his era. He was Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford (1937–55) and J.R. Jewett Professor of Arabic at Harvard University (1955–64). From 1957–66 he was Director of Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. His other publications include Arabic Literature, The Legacy of Islam and Modern Trends in Islam.
La leyenda judía del Golem es precursora de los futuros mitos sobre creaciones monstruosas llevadas a cabo por seres humanos en aras por competir con el Creador, fracasadas por nuestra soberbia. Concretada en Praga en el siglo XIV, recuerda la narración del Génesis, insuflando vida Yavéh a una figura modelada en barro a través de ciertas palabras mágicas. Gustav Meyrink (1868-1932) construyó con dicha leyenda un relato fascinante que encarna su protagonista Atanasius Pernath en el barrio judío de Praga, envuelto en el misterio, y la posibilidad del desdoblamiento de la personalidad en una atmósfera inquietante que entra de lleno en los misterios del inconsciente humano y que recuerda el casi contemporáneo mundo kafkiano.
Set against the backdrop of Algiers during the tumultuous years of 1959-60, this gripping thriller follows Philippe Roussel, an intelligence officer in the French Foreign Legion, who grapples with his role as a torturer while secretly being a double-agent. His journey spirals into chaos as he navigates betrayal, brainwashing, and his own ideological transformations. Roussel's encounters with characters like Chantal de Serkissian and Al-Hadi's widow expose the moral decay and fanaticism surrounding him, creating a harrowing exploration of conviction and survival amid apocalyptic horrors.