Margaret Mary Larkin
Margaret Mary Larkin is an American Arabist .
Life
She earned a BA in 1976 from New York University (French), an MA 1980 New York University (Languages and Literatures of the Middle East), the MPhil 1984 from Columbia University (Languages and Cultures of the Middle East) and a Ph.D. 1989 at Columbia University (Languages and Cultures of the Middle East). She teaches Arabic literature at the University of California, Berkeley (1997–2007: ssociate professor, since 2007 professor ).
Fonts (selection)
- The theology of meaning. ʿAbd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī's theory of discourse . New Haven 1995, ISBN 0-940490-79-X .
- Al-Mutanabbi. Voice of the 'Abbasid poetic ideal . Oxford 2008, ISBN 1-85168-406-9 .
- as editor with Jocelyn Sharlet: Tradition and reception in Arabic literature. Essays dedicated to Andras Hamori . Wiesbaden 2019, ISBN 3-447-11116-X .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Larkin, Margaret Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larkin, Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Arabist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |