Modern Arabic literature / Paul Starkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Starkey, Paul, 1947-

Series:

The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys

New Edinburgh Islamic surveys Modern Arabic literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic literature--1801---History and criticism.

Arabic literature.

Arab countries--Literatures.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Provides an introduction to modern Arabic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Designed as an introductory textbook for English-speaking undergraduates, this title attempts to situate the development of modern Arabic literature in the context of the medieval Arabic literary tradition.

Contents:

The background

The revival

Neo-classical poetry

Romanticism in Arabic poetry

Poetry: the modernists

Prose literature: early developments

Prose literature: the period of maturity

The sixties generation and beyond

Drama: early experiments

Drama: the period of maturity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-211) and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-9653-9

1-280-55388-X

9786610553884

0-7486-2724-3

OCLC:

476009362