First published in 2004. This is an edited version of ‘A Literary History of the Arabs’, published in 1907 by the author to include more useful information and accuracies and is meant for students of Arabic
INTRODUCTION I. SABA AND HIMYAR II. THE HISTORY AND LEGENDS OF THE PAGAN ARABS III. PRE·ISLAMIC POETRY, MANNERS, AND RELIGION IV, THE PROPHET AND THE KORAN V. THE ORTHODOX CALIPHATE AND THE UMAYYAD DYNASTY VI. THE CALIPHS OF BAGHDAD VII. POETRY, LITERATURE, AND SCIENCE IN THE 'ABBASID PERIOD VIII, ORTHODOXY, FREE-THOUGHT, AND MYSTICISM IX. THE ARABS IN EUROPE X. FROM THE MONGOL INVASION TO THE PRESENT DAY
