Classics of the Islamic World

Undergraduate

Islamic civilization has produced numerous works that would make it onto almost anyone’s list of wondrous books. In this course, we read a selection of (or from) those books and study the literary and intellectual cultures that produced them in an attempt to deepen and nuance our understanding of Islamic civilization. Readings include the Qur’an, classical Arabic poetry, the Shahnameh, Leyli ve Mejnun, the Conference of the Birds, the Hang Tuah Epic, and much else besides. All readings in translation. Previously offered as Classics: The Arabic-Islamic World. HU W 1:30pm-3:25pm