Modern Arabic Literature
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Modern Arabic Literature
Paul Starkey
In this succinct introduction to modern Arabic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Paul Starkey traces its development from the medieval Arabic literary tradition—beginning in the sixth-century with nomadic Bedouin poetry and the Qur'an—through new literary forms adapted from Western imaginative literature. He explores the interaction between social, political, and cultural change in the Middle East and northern Africa and the development of a modern Arabic literary tradition. Paul Starkey is senior lecturer in Arabic at the University of Durham. He is coeditor (with Julie Meisami) of the Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature.
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"A well organized, clearly written and argued survey of Arabic's modern literary tradition. Starkey's coverage of each genre and stage of development is excellent. His extensive knowledge and scholarship in the field is evident."—Roger Allen, professor of Arabic language and literature, The University of Pennsylvania Table of Contents Note on abbreviations Preface and acknowledgements Introduction: what is Modern Arabic literature? 1. The background 2. The revival 3. Neo-classical poetry 4. Romanticism in Arabic poetry 5. Poetry: the Modernists 6. Prose literature: early developments 7. Prose literature: the period of maturity 8. The sixties generation and beyond 9. Drama: early experiments 10. The period of maturity 11. Conclusion Bibliography Index |