PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIC PROSE LITERATURE & ITS GROWTH

Abstract

The pre Islamic prose literature based upon genealogy, history and polite and elegant literature comprising of proverbs, maxims, stories, legends and descriptions. The language of the pre Islamic prose literature was mutually corresponded with its own themes. Pre-literature societies, by definition, have no written literature, but my possess rich and varied oral traditions such as folk, folklore and folk songs that effectively constitute an oral literature. Literate societies may continue an oral tradition – particularly within family (for example…bed time stories) or informal social structures. The purpose of the paper is to show the remarkable growth of Arabic Prose Literature during the pre-Islamic period.