Ar 527 Advanced Classical Arabic: Prose

Introduction to the history of Arabic prose (7th – 18th century AD); reading selected texts from classic literary works of major authors such as Ibn al-Muqaffa’, al-Jahiz, al-Isfahani, Ibn ‘Adiy, and Ibn ‘Abd Rabbuh; translating texts and writing literary reviews in Arabic. Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as Ar 427 and may be taken only once for credit.