Arabic literature

Also known as Arab literature, Arabic language literature

written literature in Arabic language

AI overview

Arabic literature consists of written works created in the Arabic language, spanning a rich tradition that includes poetry, prose, and other forms of expression across many centuries and regions. It matters as a major world literature that has significantly influenced global culture and continues to be read and studied widely today.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Arabic literature is referenced by 1,400 other articles, and connects out to One Thousand and One Nights, science in the medieval Islamic world and Abbasid Caliphate.

It is catalogued under topics including Arab culture, Arabic literature and Islamic culture.

Its subject is documented across 64 Wikipedia language editions.

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topic's main category: Category:Arabic literature
Commons category: Arabic literature
language of work or name: Arabic
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Encyclopedic overview

Arabic literature (Arabic: الأدب العربي / ALA-LC: al-Adab al-‘Arabī) is the writing, both as prose and poetry, produced by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is Adab, which comes from a meaning of etiquette, and which implies politeness, culture and enrichment.

Arabic literature, primarily transmitted orally, began to be documented in written form in the 7th century, with only fragments of written Arabic appearing before then.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arabic literature” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.