Kalīlah and Dimnah Fables of Virtue and Vice |
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| Author:
| al-Muqaffaʿ, Ibn |
| Editor:
| Fishbein, Michael |
| Translator:
| Fishbein, Michael
Montgomery, James E. |
| Series title: | Library of Arabic Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-0653-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2022 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Timeless fables of loyalty and betrayal Like Aesop's Fables, Kalilah and Dimnah is a collection designed not only for moral instruction, but also for the entertainment of readers. The stories, which originated in the Sanskrit Panchatantra and Mahabharata, were adapted, augmented, and translated into Arabic by the scholar and state official Ibn ......
Timeless fables of loyalty and betrayal Like Aesop's Fables, Kalilah and Dimnah is a collection designed not only for moral instruction, but also for the entertainment of readers. The stories, which originated in the Sanskrit Panchatantra and Mahabharata, were adapted, augmented, and translated into Arabic by the scholar and state official Ibn ......