Contemporary Arabic Literature

Heritage and Innovation

AvReuven Snir

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Volume I examines the ways in which contemporary Arab authors communicate with two major sources of inspiration: the first, is the rich Arabic literary heritage whether it has been embodied in texts or concrete experiences, real or imaginary. The second are other cultures and literatures which have become sources for direct or indirect loans for Arabic literature. Both sources are essential for our understanding of the nature of contemporary Arabic literary works. The relationship between modern and medieval Arabic literature is indispensable; moreover, the literariness of any Arabic literary text cannot be isolated from the history of Arabic literature. Also, the role and function of Arabic literature, the nature of its literary criticism and scholarship, the relations between religious, political, and other activities within Arab culture and its literary production—all may be modelled in Arab culture in relation to other culture or cultures.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-11-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 31 mm
Vikt:668 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399503266

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Reuven Snir is Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the University of Haifa. His most recent books in English include Arab-Jewish Literature: The Birth and Demise of the Arabic Short Story (Brill, 2019), Modern Arabic Literature: A Theoretical Framework (EUP, 2017), Baghdad ― The City in Verse (Harvard University Press, 2013) and Who Needs Arab-Jewish Identity? (Brill, 2015).

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Arabic literature, Snir notes, has been radically transformed since the mid-19th century, with modern genres, themes of decadence and inversion, translations of Western literature, and even science fiction and internet writing. Yet he argues convincingly that serious literary standing requires familiarity with all historic levels of Arabic writing. [...] Recommended.

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Preface Acknowledgments Technical Notes Notes on Transliteration Introduction PART I HERITAGE, MYTH, AND CONTINUITY1. Topos: Mundus Inversus Introduction “Son Turns against His Father” “Tail Above the Head” “Refusal Will Be a Virtue” Conclusion 2. Challenge: The al-Andalus Experience Introduction “Al-Andalus Arising from Damascus” “The Guitar Is Aflame” “I Am One of the Kings of the End” Conclusion 3. Glory: Baghdad in Verse Introduction “Metropolis of the World” The Golden Age 1258 and Beyond Conclusion 4. Religion: “I Saw My God”Introduction Poetry and Mysticism Silence and Speech “Elegy for al-Ḥallāj”Conclusion PART II EAST, WEST, AND WORLD LITERATURE5. Self-Image: Between “Decadence” and Renaissance Introduction Extension or Break? Target Literature Source Literature Conclusion 6. Existentialism: The Frightened Mouse Introduction “A Little Fable” “Strippings” “For Thine is the Kingdom” Conclusion 7. Reception: Stream of Consciousness Introduction “Unrestrained, Unorganised Movements of the Mind” “In Me Too the Wave Rises” “What a Shame to Sit Indoors!” Conclusion 8. Import: Science Fiction Introduction Translation and Adaptation Original SF Canonization Conclusion Epilogue: Arabic Literature and World LiteratureReferences Index