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3551. Arabic Travel Narratives

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: Two years of formal Arabic or equivalent proficiency.

Grading Basis: Graded

Travel accounts by medieval and modern Arab writers. Transcultural encounters: the Volga Vikings, Norman Sicily, al-Andalus, China, Africa and France. Development of advanced reading and translation skills. Review of grammar and syntax through textual analysis.

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