Sobriety & Mirth
Author | : Jim Colville |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 459 |
Release | : 2013-11-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136887178 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136887172 |
Rating | : 4/5 (172 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sobriety & Mirth written by Jim Colville and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2001. These extremely entertaining shorter pieces by the leader of Islamic literary culture aim to instruct us on matters of moral and social concern. They cover such uses as Chanteuses, The Pleasure of Girls and Boys, This Life and the Life to come, Drink and Drinkers, Envy, and the Superiority of the Front to the Back. Always taking a moral tone, Jahiz seldom fails to lighten with humour and wit.