Full Description
The Book of Songs of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (AD 897-971) is the most extensive collection of anecdotes from pre-Islam Mecca, Medina, Damascus and Baghdad to the beginning of the tenth century. Entertaining and informative, these gems have remained largely inaccessible to Western readers. This translation presents a collection of love stories and poems, biting satires, daring erotic encounters, bathroom humor and hilariously detailed descriptions of feminine beauty, genitalia, sex toys and sex positions, along with stories praising and criticizing both homosexuality and heterosexuality--topics that set the tone for the Arabian Nights centuries later.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I. Sex, Entertainment and Beauty
One. Penis and Vagina
Two. Sexual Acts
Three. Good Sex, Bad Sex, Erectile Dysfunction and Atrophy
Four. Farting
Five. Pissing
Six. Humor
Seven. Satire
Eight. Beautiful Women
Nine. Big Ass, Small Ass, Big Tits
Ten. Homosexuality, Heterosexuality, Bisexuality
Part II. Love Stories and Poems
Eleven. Flirtatious and Amorous Love Stories and Poems
Twelve. Genuine Love Stories and Poems
Thirteen. Heartbreaking Love Stories and Poems
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
