A nuanced understanding of literary imaginings of masculinity and femininity in the Egytian novel. Gender studies in Arabic literature have become equated with women's writing, leaving aside the possibility of a radical rethinking of the Arabic literary canon and Arab cultural history. While the 'woman question' in the Arabic novel has received considerable attention, the 'male question' has gone largely unnoticed. Now, Hoda Elsadda bucks that trend.Foregrounding voices that have been marginalised alongside canonical works, she engages with new directions in the novel tradition.
A nuanced understanding of literary imaginings of masculinity and femininity in the Egytian novel. Gender studies in Arabic literature have become equ...
This book explores the implications of revisiting the history of the Arabic novel using a gender-sensitive lens from the late nineteenth century until the first decade of the twenty-first century.
This book explores the implications of revisiting the history of the Arabic novel using a gender-sensitive lens from the late nineteenth century until...