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Personal bio
Alexander Key is a scholar of Classical Arabic literature whose interests range across the intellectual history of the Arabic and Persian-speaking worlds from the seventh century onwards. His 2018 book, Language Between God and the Poets (Berkeley: 2018), explains Classical Arabic theories about poetry and philosophy to all who are interested in how language produces affect and reflects the world. Currently teaching
COMPLIT 243G: Advanced Readings in Arabic Literature and Science I
(Autumn)
COMPLIT 243B: Advanced Readings in Arabic Literature and Science II (Winter) CLASSICS 47: Ancient Knowledge, New Frontiers: How the Greek Legacy Became Islamic Science (Winter) COMPLIT 107A: Ancient Knowledge, New Frontiers: How the Greek Legacy Became Islamic Science (Winter) HUMCORE 121: Ancient Knowledge, New Frontiers: How the Greek Legacy Became Islamic Science (Winter) COMPLIT 101: What Is Comparative Literature? (Autumn) |