History 691A - S-ClassicalArabic:Historiograh

This course offers an in-depth study of the Classical Arabic textual tradition, with a philological and historical approach. Students will gain familiarity with various important genres of Classical Arabic, from Religious texts, to Historiographical and Philosophical, and will learn to analyze the text in both grammatical and semantic terms to gain a deeper understanding of the text and the tradition. Open to advanced graduate students with a solid background in Arabic.

Open to Graduate students only.