{"product_id":"sirat-ʿantarah-ibn-shaddad-سيرة-عنترة-بن-شداد-vintage-8-volume-hardcover-set","title":"Sīrat ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād (سيرة عنترة بن شداد): Vintage 8-Volume Hardcover Set","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis complete 8-volume Arabic folk epic set is in \u003cb\u003egood overall vintage condition\u003c\/b\u003e. The pages have naturally tanned with age but remain \u003cb\u003eclean and free of writing, highlighting, or markings\u003c\/b\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOverall, this is a \u003cb\u003ewell-preserved collectible edition\u003c\/b\u003e of one of the greatest classics of Arabic literature, suitable for readers, researchers, and collectors of Arabic books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003epublished by \u003cb\u003eAl Maktab al-Ilmiyyah al-Jadid\u003c\/b\u003e. The publication year is not indicated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eʿAntarah 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 \u003cem\u003eMuʿallaqah\u003c\/em\u003e—explore love, bravery, honor, and his devotion to ʿAblah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis life later inspired \u003cem\u003eSīrat ʿAntar\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Welibooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55872614007089,"sku":null,"price":129.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/Antra8volset.jpg?v=1787461754","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/sirat-%ca%bfantarah-ibn-shaddad-%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d9%86-%d8%b4%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%af-vintage-8-volume-hardcover-set","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}