The Tale of al-Barrq Son of Rawn and Layl the Chaste : A bilingual edition and study

Bok av Marl Hammond
This edition of an anonymous work of fiction reads as a transnational literary whodunnit. How did this hybrid text, blending the Arabic genres of the popular sra and the Udhr; love story with the western fairy tale, come to life? And why was it misconstrued as history in the 19th century? Hammond offers up an intriguing case file.