Arabic Literature: Postmodern Perspectives - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0863566944 ISBN 13 : 9780863566943

Editeur : Saqi Books, 2010

Synopsis

Arabic Literature: Postmodern Perspectives introduces the work of twenty-nine pivotal authors from the Arab world writing in Arabic, English, French and Hebrew.

Organised around the central themes of memory, place and gender, each of which is discussed in an introductory essay, the volume provides a critical framework for Arab writing, locating it alongside contemporary world literature.

The contributors maintain that Arabic literature reflects the Western postmodern condition without denying its own traditions. As such, Arabic Literature: Postmodern Perspectives paves the way for an important cultural dialogue between East and West.

This collection is ideal for students of Arabic and comparative literature and equally of interest to general readers.

Authors covered include Rabih Alameddine, Hoda Barakat, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Mahmoud Darwish, Assia Djebar and Elias Khoury. It provides an extensive list of further reading to complement the work.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Angelika Neuwirth is Chair of Arabic Studies at the Free University of Berlin and co-director of the Center for Literary and Cultural Studies in Berlin. Andreas Pflitsch is a Research Fellow at the Center for Literary and Cultural Studies in Berlin and teaches Arabic Studies at the University of Bamberg and the Free University of Berlin. Barbara Winckler is a Research Fellow at the Center for Literary and Cultural Studies in Berlin and teaches Modern Arabic Literature at the Free University of Berlin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Saqi Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0863566944
• ISBN 13: 9780863566943
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Éditeur: Neuwirth Angelika, Pflitsch Andreas, Winckler Barbara
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible