Undergraduate Course: Classical Arabic Literature (IMES10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The Classical Arabic Literature course provides an introduction to the study and critical appreciation of classical Arabic poetry and 'belles-lettres'. All materials will be read in Arabic and discussed in English. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Before enrolling students on this course, you are asked to contact the IMES Secretary to ensure that a place is available (e-mail imes@ed.ac.uk). Students not studying Arabic degrees must contact the course organiser to check level of Arabic language ability before being enrolling on the course. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 courses in a suitable subject area at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Students will also have to contact the course organiser to check level of Arabic language ability before being admitted to the course. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Class presentation 10%
1,500-word essay 20%
2,500-word time-limited assignment 70% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- read Classical Arabic literature in the original language
- demonstrate an informed knowledge of key literary developments in Arabic prose and poetry from the 6th to the 13th century
- demonstrate an awareness of historical and social contexts within which Classical Arabic literature developed
- critically discuss various themes found in Classical Arabic literature
- discuss various forms and techniques used by Classical Arab authors
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Reading List
Roger Allen: An Introduction to Arabic Literature
(Cambridge University Press, 2000)
J. Ashtiany et al. (eds.), 'Abbasid belles-lettres. Vol. 2 of the Cambridge History of Arabic Literature (Cambridge, 1990).
http://universitypublishingonline.org.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk/cambridge/histories/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781139424905
A.F.L. Beeston et al. (eds.), Arabic literature to the end of the Umayyad period. Vol. 1 of the Cambridge History of Arabic Literature (Cambridge, 1983).
http://universitypublishingonline.org.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk/cambridge/histories/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9780511659409
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1st Sit; April; Classical Arabic Literature; 3 hours; 20 sides; June |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jaakko Hameen-Anttila
Tel: (0131 6)50 4181
Email: jhameen@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms June Cahongo
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: J.Cahongo@ed.ac.uk |
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