Sīrat ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād (سيرة عنترة بن شداد): Vintage 8-Volume Hardcover Set

Product Details:

This complete 8-volume Arabic folk epic set is in good overall vintage condition. The pages have naturally tanned with age but remain clean and free of writing, highlighting, or markings. The bindings are generally sound and sturdy. A few volumes may contain one or two loose pages due to age and use, but the set remains complete and fully readable. The hardcover boards show normal shelf and handling wear consistent with a vintage edition.

Overall, this is a well-preserved collectible edition of one of the greatest classics of Arabic literature, suitable for readers, researchers, and collectors of Arabic books.

published by Al Maktab al-Ilmiyyah al-Jadid. The publication year is not indicated.

About the Author

ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād was a celebrated sixth-century Arab warrior and poet of the Banū ʿAbs tribe. Born to an Arab father and an enslaved African mother, he overcame slavery and social prejudice through courage, exceptional skill in battle, and poetic brilliance. His poems—especially his renowned Muʿallaqah—explore love, bravery, honor, and his devotion to ʿAblah.

His life later inspired Sīrat ʿAntar, a vast Arabic folk epic recounting his heroic adventures. Although composed by later storytellers, the work transformed ʿAntarah into one of the Arab world’s most enduring literary heroes and inspired numerous books, films, television dramas, and musical adaptations.