Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I. A THOUSAND YEARS OF ARABIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY
6. 1. The Fallacy of Western Origins 17
7. 2. The Origins of Arabic Autobiography 36
8. 3. Toward a History of Arabic Autobiography 52
9. 4. Arabic Autobiography and the Literary Portrayal of the Self 72
10. PART II. TRANSLATIONS 105
11. Conclusion 241
12. Annotated Guide to Arabic Autobiographical Writings 255
13. Glossary 289
14. References 295
15. List of Contributors 311
16. Index 313