History of the Arabic Written Tradition

History of the Arabic Written Tradition (German: Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, or GAL) is a reference work produced by the German scholar Carl Brockelmann and first published in two editions by Brill in Leiden in 1898 and 1902.[1] The work is considered a classic of Orientalist scholarship and it remains a fundamental reference volume for all Arabic literature.[2]

History of the Arabic Written Tradition
Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur 1909 - Carl Brockelmann
AuthorCarl Brockelmann
Original titleGeschichte der arabischen Litteratur

Abd ar-Rahman Badawi in his Encyclopedia of Orientalists describes it as "the single and essential source for everything relating to Arabic manuscripts and the places where they are kept."[3]

The first edition of the work was first published in two volumes (1898–1902), and aimed to give a framework which divided Arabic literature into periods and subjects.[4] However, Brockelmann later wrote a series of three Supplementbände ('supplement volumes') that vastly expanded the original work and then revised the original volumes, so the final work comprised the following:

  • Brockelmann, Carl (1943). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Band I (2. den Supplementbänden angepasste Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1949). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Band II (2. den Supplementbänden angepasste Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1937). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Supplementband I (1. Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1938). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Supplementband II (1. Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1942). Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur. Vol. Supplementband III.1–2 (1. Auflage ed.). Leiden: Brill.

Between 2016 and 2018, GAL was published by Brill in an updated English translation as History of the Arabic Written Tradition.[5]

References
  1. Brockelmann, Carl (2016). History of the Arabic written tradition. Volume 1. Joep Lameer, J. J. Witkam. Leiden. ISBN 978-90-04-32626-2. OCLC 958141263.
  2. Skreslet, Paula Youngman; Skreslet, Rebecca (2006). The Literature of Islam: A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation. ISBN 9780810854086.
  3. مؤلف., بدوي، عبد الرحمن، 1917-2002. موسوعة المستشرقين. p. 98. OCLC 1230014216.
  4. http://www.islamicmanuscripts.info/mekka-angawi/witkam-1996-brockelmann-intro.pdf
  5. "History of the Arabic Written Tradition". Brill Publishers. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

Full text of the original 1898-1902 edition (German)

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