The Book of Eloquence and Oratory
(كتاب البيان و التبيين)

Name: The Book of Eloquence and Oratory
Author: Jāḥiẓ, died 868 or 9

Title	The Book of Eloquence and Oratory
Title Original	كتاب البيان و التبيين
Author	Jāḥiẓ, died 868 or 9
Publication Place	- [publisher not identified]
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource.
Library:	Library of Congress
Library Asset ID	2021666189
Record ID	22053413
Sample Text	Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani (776--869 AD; 163--255 AH), nicknamed Al-Jahiz for his bulging eyes, was a leading literary figure who lived during the early Abbasid era. He was born and died in Basra, Iraq. It was said that his grandfather was a slave from East Africa. Al-Jahiz was a prolific writer on subjects ranging from theology, to politics, to manners, who left many highly significant works. He is credited with having profoundly shaped the rules of Arabic prose. Al-Jahiz's Al-Bayan wa al-Tabyeen (The book of eloquence and oratory) is considered his second most important book after al-Hayawan (Animals). The book comprises selections from literary works, including orations, poems, commentaries, and treatises. It considers the rhetoric and oratory of the major public figures of the Islamic world. The book helped to establish the early scholarly foundations for Arabic rhetoric and language philosophy.
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The Book of Eloquence and Oratory

(كتاب البيان و التبيين)

Author Jāḥiẓ, died 868 or 9

Publication Place - [publisher not identified]

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource.

Library Library of Congress

Library Asset ID 2021666189

Record ID 22053413

Sample Text Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani (776--869 AD; 163--255 AH), nicknamed Al-Jahiz for his bulging eyes, was a leading literary figure who lived during the early Abbasid era. He was born and died in Basra, Iraq. It was said that his grandfather was a slave from East Africa. Al-Jahiz was a prolific writer on subjects ranging from theology, to politics, to manners, who left many highly significant works. He is credited with having profoundly shaped the rules of Arabic prose. Al-Jahiz's Al-Bayan wa al-Tabyeen (The book of eloquence and oratory) is considered his second most important book after al-Hayawan (Animals). The book comprises selections from literary works, including orations, poems, commentaries, and treatises. It considers the rhetoric and oratory of the major public figures of the Islamic world. The book helped to establish the early scholarly foundations for Arabic rhetoric and language philosophy.

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