Spring 2024 Middle East GU4243 section 001

Readings in Arabic Texts

Call Number 15024
Day & Time
Location		 R 12:10pm-2:00pm
C01 Knox Hall
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Matthew L Keegan
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course is designed to give students the tools necessary to conduct research that involves
Classical Arabic Texts. Students will translate selected passages from al-Jurjani's Dala'il al-I'jaz and
other texts on Arabic poetics. Each week, students will also complete a small research task, such as
locating a biographical entry, anecdote, or poem within the encyclopedic works of the medieval
period.


Students must be prepared to read aloud and translate Classical Arabic texts.

Web Site Vergil
Department Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
Enrollment 8 students (10 max) as of 9:06PM Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Subject Middle East
Number GU4243
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20241MDES4243W001