14150
Reading Course
Roads, Worlds, Words: Arabic Travel Literature in Historical Context (Reading course)
Isabel Toral-Niehoff
Additional information / Pre-requisites
Good reading skills in Classical Arabic, English
Comments
"Using sample texts, the course examines both the literary structures of travelogues and their historical and cultural backgrounds.
In addition to reading and analyzing selected primary texts (including translations), questions of genre definition, narration, and intercultural communication will also be discussed.
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Suggested reading
"Newman DL. Arabic Travel Writing. In: Das N, Youngs T, eds. The Cambridge History of Travel Writing. Cambridge University Press; 2019:143-158.
Winet, Monika. 2006. “‘Suche das Wissen, auch wenn es in China Wäre’. Reisende und Reiseberichte in der Arabischen Literatur.” In Mensch Und Raum von Der Antike Bis Zur Gegenwart, 150–68. München, Leipzig: K.G. Saur.
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16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2025-10-16 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-10-23 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-10-30 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-11-06 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-11-13 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-11-20 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-11-27 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-12-04 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-12-11 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-12-18 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2026-01-08 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2026-01-15 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2026-01-22 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2026-01-29 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2026-02-05 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2026-02-12 14:00 - 16:00
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