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The Pre-Islamic Period (Approximately 500–610 CE)

Section E: Arabic Literature

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العصر الجاهلي: Al-Shanfara and his Lamiyyah poem, beginning with «أقيموا بني أمي صدور مطيكم»; Aktham ibn al-Sayfi al-Tamimi and his speech before Khosrow, beginning with «إن أفضل الأشياء...».

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Identify pre-Islamic Arabic poetic and prose traditions and conventions; recognise the selected authors and their works; analyse their themes, styles and literary characteristics.

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