 Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur 1909 - Carl Brockelmann | |
| Author | Carl Brockelmann |
|---|---|
| Original title | Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur |
History of the Arabic Written Tradition (German: Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, 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.
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. 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:
- Brockelmann, Carl (1943). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Band I (2. den Supplementbänden angepasste Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
- Brockelmann, Carl (1949). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Band II (2. den Supplementbänden angepasste Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
- Brockelmann, Carl (1937). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Supplementband I (1. Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
- Brockelmann, Carl (1938). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Supplementband II (1. Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
- Brockelmann, Carl (1942). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Supplementband III.1–2 (1. Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
Between 2016 and 2018, GAL was published by Brill in an updated English translation as History of the Arabic Written Tradition.
Influence
The work is considered a classic of Orientalist scholarship and it remains a fundamental reference volume for all Arabic literature. 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."
References
- Brockelmann, Carl (2016). History of the Arabic written tradition. Volume 1. Joep Lameer, J. J. Witkam. Leiden. ISBN 978-90-04-32626-2. OCLC 958141263.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 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.
- "History of the Arabic Written Tradition". Brill Publishers. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- Skreslet, Paula Youngman; Skreslet, Rebecca (2006). The Literature of Islam: A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810854086.
- مؤلف., بدوي، عبد الرحمن، 1917-2002. موسوعة المستشرقين. p. 98. OCLC 1230014216.
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