CHAPTER 5 the composition secretary (II): moral and inner qualities

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iii
3. Acknowledgements iv
4. Prologue vi
5. CHAPTER 1 The foundations of letter-writing in pre-modern Islamic society 1
6. CHAPTER 2 Epistolary prose, poetry and oratory: essentials of the debate 29
7. CHAPTER 3 The power of the pen and the primacy of script 50
8. CHAPTER 4 the composition secretary (I): background and status 72
9. CHAPTER 5 the composition secretary (II): moral and inner qualities 102
10. CHAPTER 6 Balāġa, epistolary structure and style 131
11. CHAPTER 7 epistolary protocol 166
12. Bibliography 197
13. Index 208