{"product_id":"the-reader-in-al-jahiz-by-thomas-hefter-9781399565080","title":"The Reader in al-Jahiz","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 9th-century essayist, theologian, and encyclopaedist 'Amr b. Bar al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. Many of his most engaging writings were clearly intended for a broad readership but were presented as letters to individuals. Despite the importance and quantity of these letters, surprisingly little academic notice has been paid to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, Thomas Hefter takes a new approach in interpreting some of al-Jahiz's \"epistolary monographs\". By focussing on the varying ways in which he wrote to the addressee, Hefter shows how al-Jahiz shaped his conversations on the page in order to guide (or manipulate) his actual readers and encourage them to engage with his complex materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934357307628,"sku":"9781399565080","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399565080-the-reader-in-al-jahiz.jpg?v=1783914082","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-reader-in-al-jahiz-by-thomas-hefter-9781399565080","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}