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S E L E C T I O N S F R O M The Art of Party-Crashing in Medieval Iraq Bunan [23.20.220.59] Project MUSE (2024-03-19 11:45 GMT) S E L E C T I O N S F R O M The Art of PartyCrashing in Medieval Iraq al-Khatib al-Baghdadi T R A N S L A T E D A N D I L L U S T R A T E D B Y Emily Selove Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2012 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2012 12 13 14 15 16 17 6 5 4 3 2 1 Translated from Al-tatfil wa hikayat al-tufayliyin wa akhbaruhum wa nawadir kalamihim wa ash‘aruhum. The Chester Beatty Library gives permission for the text of CBL Ar 3851, as translated by Emily Selove and published in this volume. The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, are the rights holders of the original text. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our website at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-3298-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Khatib al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn ‘Ali, 1002–1071. [Tatfil wa-hikayat al-tufayliyin wa-akhbarihim wa-nawadir kalamihim wa-ash’arihim. Selections. English] Selections from the art of party-crashing in medieval Iraq / al-Khatib al-Baghdadi ; translated and illustrated by Emily Selove. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8156-3298-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Parasitism (Social sciences) in literature. 2. Arabic poetry—750–1258—History and criticism. 3. Parasitism (Social sciences)—Anecdotes. 4. Anecdotes—Arab countries. I. Selove, Emily. II. Title. PJ7519.P32K48213 2012 892.7’83407—dc23 2012038545 Manufactured in the United States of America ...