Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur and Arabic Writerly Culture: A Ninth Century Bookman in ... - Shawkat M. Toorawa - Google Books

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Toorawa re-evaluates the literary history and landscape of third to ninth century Baghdad by demonstrating and emphasizing the significance of the important transition from a predominantly oral-aural culture to an increasingly literate one. This…