Modern Arabic Literature: A Theoretical Framework

ISBN-13: 9781474420518 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 392 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. Based on the achievements of historical poetics, in particular those of Russian formalism and its theoretical legacy, this framework offers flexible, transparent, and unbiased tools to understand the relevant contexts within the literary system. The aim is to enhance our understanding of Arabic literature, throw light on areas of literary production that traditionally have been neglected, and stimulate others to take up the fascinating challenge of mapping out and exploring them.

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.