Popular narrative ballads of modern Egypt

Abstract

Transcription of colloquial Arabic texts. Part 1 A survey: popular literature - a tentative survey facts - the beginnings and outlets of the narrative ballad facts - themes and forms facts - balladmongers inferences - composition and transmission linguistic and literary characteristics underlying social values lines of demarcation concluding generalizations. Appendix: a musicologist's description of three narrative ballads. Part 2 An anthology: an erotic tale - In Izbikiyya a fable - The Snare and the Sparrow Muslim scriptural stories - The Story of God's Prophet Adam, on whom be Peace, The Lady Mary a Christian scriptural story - O Radiant Night an Islamic legend - The Story of the Beduin or The Camel's Utterance a Muslim saint - Ghareeb a Christian saint - St George the Roman a political event - Danshaway I and II a contemporary event - The New Era honour crimes - Mitwalli, The Girgawi Affair, Hasan and Naeema. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.