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Short History of Modern Arabic Literature by M. M. Badawi (1993, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198265425
ISBN-139780198265429
eBay Product ID (ePID)90000
Product Key Features
Number of Pages326 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameShort History of Modern Arabic Literature
Publication Year1993
SubjectMiddle Eastern
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorM. M. Badawi
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight18.9 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN92-023257
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"A much-needed survey of Arabic literature....The book manages to provide a tremendous amount of information in a relatively small volume. It is no small task to put together such a survey, and Badawi manages to present background information, provide plot summaries, quote poetry, and give critical commentary in an easily manageable and readable form.A Short History of Modern Arabic Literatureis an essential reference source that is a very welcome addition to studies on Arabic literature."--International Journal of Middle East Studies "This relatively compact edition would be ideal for a student home for the holidays."--The Washington Times, Badawi's work is a good proof that modern Arabic literature has come into its own, and that it is now making a contribution to world literature.Times Higher Education Supplement'A History of Modern Arabic Literature ... breaks new ground and fills a real need. It is organized in a very clear and systematic fashion.'Issa Peters, World Literature Today, Winter 1994 Issue'this relatively compact edition would be ideal for a student home for the holidays'Brian Fannin, The Washington Times, 'A History of Modern Arabic Literature ... breaks new ground and fills a real need. It is organized in a very clear and systematic fashion.'Issa Peters, World Literature Today, Winter 1994 Issue, 'this relatively compact edition would be ideal for a student home for the holidays'Brian Fannin, The Washington Times, "A much-needed survey of Arabic literature....The book manages to provide a tremendous amount of information in a relatively small volume. It is no small task to put together such a survey, and Badawi manages to present background information, provide plot summaries, quote poetry, and give critical commentary in an easily manageable and readable form. A Short History of Modern Arabic Literature is an essential reference source that is a very welcome addition to studies on Arabic literature."--International Journal of Middle East Studies "This relatively compact edition would be ideal for a student home for the holidays."--The Washington Times, Badawi's work is a good proof that modern Arabic literature has come into its own, and that it is now making a contribution to world literature.Times Higher Education Supplement, "A much-needed survey of Arabic literature....The book manages to provide a tremendous amount of information in a relatively small volume. It is no small task to put together such a survey, and Badawi manages to present background information, provide plot summaries, quote poetry, and give critical commentary in an easily manageable and readable form. A Short History of Modern Arabic Literature is an essential reference source that is a very welcome addition to studies on Arabic literature."--International Journal of Middle East Studies"This relatively compact edition would be ideal for a student home for the holidays."--The Washington Times, "A much-needed survey of Arabic literature....The book manages to provide a tremendous amount of information in a relatively small volume. It is no small task to put together such a survey, and Badawi manages to present background information, provide plot summaries, quote poetry, and give critical commentary in an easily manageable and readable form. A Short History of Modern Arabic Literature is an essential reference source that is a very welcome addition to studies on Arabic literature."-- International Journal of Middle East Studies "This relatively compact edition would be ideal for a student home for the holidays."-- The Washington Times
TitleLeadingA
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal892.709005
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThis is a concise and authoritative survey of the whole of modern Arabic literature since the mid-19th century with a view to helping the general reader as well as the student to form a clear picture of the literary achievements of the modern Arabs. the drive for modernization, which started in Egypt and Syria early in the 19th century and which gradually spread to the rest of the Arab world, resulted in the introduction of secular education, printing, journalism, and much translation of western thought and literature. Consequently, a new reading public and a new conception of literature emerged. Inspired by rising nationalism and the conflict between Islam and westernization, writers sought to reflect and indeed change social and political reality, instead of merely displaying their verbal skill. This book examines the attempts made by Arab authors to define this cultural identity and meet the needs of the modern world by adapting the imported forms of the novel, short story, and drama, as well as their indigenous poetic and prose tradition., This book examines the attempts made by Arab authors including Nobel winner Naguib Mahfouz to define this cultural identity and meet the needs of the modern world by adapting the imported forms of the novel, short story, and drama, as well as their indigenous poetic and prose tradition., This is the first book in English that gives a concise and authoritative survey of the whole of modern Arabic literature since the mid-nineteenth century with a view to helping the general reader as well as the student to form a clear picture of the literary achievements of the modern Arabs. The drive for modernization, which started in Egypt and Syria early in the nineteenth century and which gradually spread to the rest of the Arab world, resulted in the introduction of secular education, printing, journalism, and much translation of western thought and literature. Consequently, a new reading public and a new conception of literature emerged. Inspired by rising nationalism and the conflict between Islam and westernization, writers sought to reflect and indeed change social and political reality, instead of merely displaying their verbal skill. This book examines the attempts made by Arab authors including Nobel winner Naguib Mahfouz to define this cultural identity and meet the needs of the modern world by adapting the imported forms of the novel, short story, and drama, as well as their indigenous poetic and prose tradition.
LC Classification NumberPJ7538.B265 1993
