Poetic desire and literary thievery: economies of intertextuality in arabic literature
Auteur :
al-Musawi, Muhsin J.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009584579
Date de publication :
31 janv. 2026
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How do we define plagiarism in literature? In this wide-ranging study, Muhsin J. al-Musawi examines debates surrounding literary authenticity across Arabic and Islamic culture over seven centuries. Al-Musawi argues that intertextual borrowing was driven by personal desire alongside the competitive economy of the Abbasid Islamic Empire.