History of the Arabic Written Tradition explained

History of the Arabic Written Tradition
Author:Carl Brockelmann
Title Orig:Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur
Orig Lang Code:de

History of the Arabic Written Tradition (or GAL) is a reference work produced by the German scholar Carl Brockelmann and first published in two editions by Brill in Leiden in 1898 and 1902.[1]

Publication

The first edition of the work was first published in two volumes (1898–1902), and aimed to give a framework which divided Arabic literature into periods and subjects.[2] However, Brockelmann later wrote a series of three Supplementbände ('supplement volumes') that vastly expanded the original work and then revised the original volumes, so the final work comprised the following:

Between 2016 and 2018, GAL was published by Brill in an updated English translation as History of the Arabic Written Tradition.[3]

Influence

The work is considered a classic of Orientalist scholarship and it remains a fundamental reference volume for all Arabic literature.[4] Abd ar-Rahman Badawi in his Encyclopedia of Orientalists describes it as "the single and essential source for everything relating to Arabic manuscripts and the places where they are kept."[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Brockelmann, Carl . History of the Arabic written tradition. Volume 1 . 2016 . Joep Lameer, J. J. Witkam . 978-90-04-32626-2 . Leiden . 958141263.
  2. Witkman, Jan Just (1996). "Brockelmann's Geschichte revisited". In Brockelmann, Carl. Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur (GAL). Vol. 1. Leiden, New York, Köln: E. J. Brill. pp. v–xvii.
  3. Web site: History of the Arabic Written Tradition . Brill Publishers . 26 July 2019.
  4. Book: Skreslet . Paula Youngman . The Literature of Islam: A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation . Skreslet . Rebecca . 2006 . Rowman & Littlefield . 9780810854086.
  5. Book: مؤلف., بدوي، عبد الرحمن، 1917-2002 . موسوعة المستشرقين . 98 . 1230014216.

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