The Anthologist’s Art: Abū Manṣur al-Thaʿālibī and His Yātimat al-dahr

Abstract

This book is a direct window onto the workshop of Abu Mansur al-Thaalibi, an anthologist from the second half of the fourth-tenth century, and focuses on the making of his magnum opus, Yatimat al-dahr, and its sequel, Tatimmat al-Yatima.