The adventures of sayf ben dhi yazan an arab folk epic author harry norris published on november 1999 harry norris books amazonca. Published september 1st 1999 by indiana university press first published 1550. The adventures of sayf ben dhi yazan an arab folk epic prota book by lena jayyusi 1999 09 22 lena jayyusi books amazonca. One of the most beautiful and fascinating medieval arab islamic folk romances is presented in english for the first time for contemporary readers the adventures of sayf ben dhi yazan offers unusual perspectives on issues of gender religion race and ethnicity as woven into the art of an oral narrative composed between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries during the mamluk age this . The adventures of sayf ben dhi yazan an arab folk epic prota book paperback september 22 1999 by lena jayyusi author editor harry norris introduction 30 out of 5 stars 2 ratings