Modern Arabic Literature: A Theoretical Framework

ISBN-13: 9781474441254 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 424 str.

Reuven Snir

Opis

The study of Arabic literature is blossoming. This book provides a comprehensive theoretical framework to help research this highly prolific and diverse production of contemporary literary texts.

Spis treści

Preface; Transliteration; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Modern Arabic Literary System; 1. The Scope of the Research Subject; 2. Popular Literature and Legitimation; 3. Assumptions behind the Operative Model; Chapter 2. Literary Dynamics in Synchronic Cross-Section; 1. Canonical Literature; 1.a. Texts for Adults; 1.b. Texts for Children; 1.c. Translated Texts; 2. Non-Canonical Literature; 2.a. Texts for Adults; 2.b. Texts for Children; 2.c. Translated Texts; 3. Internal and External Interrelationships; Chapter 3. Outlines of Diachronic Intersystemic Development; 1. Literature / Religion; 2. Literature / Territory; 3. Literature / Language; 4. Literature / State Nationalism; Chapter 4; Literary Dynamics in Generic and Diachronic Cross-Section; 1. Periodization; 2. Classical vis-à-vis Modern Literature; 3. The Development of the Genres; 3.a. Poetry; 3.b. Fiction; 3.c. Theater; 4. Generic Interrelationships; Conclusion; References; Index.