Interpreting the self : autobiography in the Arabic literary tradition / edited by Dwight F. Reynolds ; co-authored by Kristen Brustad ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reynolds, Dwight Fletcher, 1956-

Brustad, Kristen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic literature--History and criticism.

Arabic literature.

Autobiography.

Authors, Arab--Biography--History and criticism.

Authors, Arab.

Arabic literature--Translations into English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 336 pages)

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Autobiography is a literary genre which Western scholarship has ascribed mostly to Europe and the West. Countering this assessment and presenting many little-known texts, this comprehensive work demonstrates the existence of a flourishing tradition in Arabic autobiography.

Contents:

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Fallacy of Western Origins; 2. The Origins of Arabic Autobiography; 3. Toward a History of Arabic Autobiography; 4. Arabic Autobiography and the Literary Portrayal of the Self; Part II. Translations; Conclusion; Annotated Guide to Arabic Autobiographical Writings; Glossary; References; List of Contributors; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780520926110

0520926110

9781597346832

1597346837

OCLC:

49851843