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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.

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COMPLIT 243B: Arabic Poetry
COMPLIT 347P: Palestine in Literature and Film
COMPLIT 147P: Palestine in Literature and Film
CSRE 147P: Palestine in Literature and Film
HUMCORE 121: Ancient Knowledge, New Frontiers: How the Greek Legacy Became Islamic Science
COMPLIT 346: Comparative Literature Pro-seminar
COMPLIT 107A: Ancient Knowledge, New Frontiers: How the Greek Legacy Became Islamic Science
CLASSICS 47: Ancient Knowledge, New Frontiers: How the Greek Legacy Became Islamic Science
MLA 393: Palestine in Literature and Film
DLCL 311: Professional Workshop
COMPLIT 399: Individual Work
COMPLIT 194: Independent Research