The Arab Renaissance : a bilingual anthology of the Nahda / edited by Tarek El-Ariss ; assistant editors, Anthony Edwards and Anna Ziajka Stantons.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

El-Ariss, Tarek, editor.

Series:

Texts and translations. Texts ; 30.

Texts and translations. Translations ; 30.

Texts and translations. Texts and translations in one volume anthologies

MLA texts and translations, text and translation ; [30]

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic literature--19th century--Translations into English.

Arabic literature.

Arabic literature--20th century--Translations into English.

Arabic literature--19th century.

Arabic literature--20th century.

Genre:

Translations.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 413 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2018.

Language Note:

In English and Arabic. English text translated from the Arabic.

Summary:

"An anthology of Arabic texts and English translations of works from the Arab Renaissance (Nahda) on modernity, language, gender, transnationalism, literary criticism, politics, travel, social justice, technology, history, and commerce. The edition is designed for the classroom, with an introduction, translator's note, and textual notes for students and teachers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 What Is the Renaissance?

Butrus al-Bustani (1819-83) p. 3

Introduced and translated by Stephen Sheehi

"The Culture of the Arabs Today"

Fahmi al-Mudarris (1873-1944) p. 20

Introduced by Muhsin al-Musawi and translated by Anna Ziajka Stanton

From A Brief Statement about Al al-Bdyt University

Salama Musa (1887-1958) p. 31

Introduced and translated by John Baskerville

From What Is the Renaissance?

Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) p. 50

Introduced and translated by Angela Giordani

"The Future of the Arabic Language"

Part 2 Language and Civilization

Jirmanus Farhat (1670-1732) p. 71

Introduced by Kristen Brustad and translated by Anthony Edwards

From Issues Desired by Students Required

Ya'qub Sannu' (1839-1912) p. 83

Introduced and translated by Ziad Fahmy

From The Egyptian Molière and What He Endures

'Abdallah ah-Nadim (1845-96) p. 104

Introduced and translated by Benjamin Koerber

From Raillery and Reproach

Hasan al-Attar (c. 1766-1835) p. 117

Introduced and translated by Shaden M. Tageldin

From "Maqama of the French"

'Ali Mubarak (c. 1823-93) p. 128

From Alam al-Din

Part 3 Transnational Connections

Esther Moyal (1873-1948) p. 141

Introduced and translated by Lital Levy

"Is It Befitting of Women to Demand the Rights of Men?"

Introduction to Biography of Émile Zola

Thamarat al-Funun (1898) p. 153

Introduced and translated by Tarek El-Ariss

"On the Dreyfus Affair" and Other News Items

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Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905) p. 163

"Travels in Europe"

Letter to Tolstoy

Tolstoy's Response to 'Abduh

Mikhail Naimy (1889-1988) p. 179

Introduced and translated by Margaret Litvin

From Seventy: A Life Story

Part 4 Theories of Literature

Farah Antun (1874-1922) p. 195

Introduced and translated by Ghenwa Hayek

Preface to The New Jerusalem

Khalil Baydas (1875-1949) p. 206

Introduced and translated by Spencer Scoville

Stages for the Mind: Introduction to the First Edition

Zin al-'Abdin al-Sanusi (1899-1965) p. 217

Introduced and translated by William Granara

Fashioning and Modernizing Arabic Literature

Part 5 Novels and Novellas

al-Jinan and al-Zahra (1870) p. 235

Introduced and translated by Elizabeth M. Holt

Announcements and Anecdotes

Adelaide al-Bustani (1849-1933) p. 247

"Henry and Amelia"

Zaynab Fawwaz (c. 1850-1914) p. 261

Introduced and translated by Marilyn Booth

"Sharafiyya, Daughter of Said Qabudan"

Labiba Hashim (1882-1952) p. 274

"The Virtues of Love"

Mahmud Ahmad al-Sayyid (1904-37) p. 287

From For the Sake of Marriage

Part 6 Poetic Expressions

Hafez Ibrahim (1872-1932) p. 303

Introduced and translated by Kamran Rastegar

From Questions...and Answers

Mahmud Sami al-Barudi (1839-1904) p. 316

Introduced and translated by Yaseen Noorani

From Diwan

'Aisha Taymur (1840-1902) p. 331

"With Pure Virtue's Hand"

Part 7 Political Modernity

'Abd al-Qadir al-Qabbani (1848-1935) p. 339

"Freedom"

Salim Sarkis (1867-1926) p. 345

Introduced by Yoav Di-Capua and translated by Lior Sternfeld

The Censor's Oddities

'Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1855-1902) p. 353

From The Characteristics of Despotism and the Fatalities of Enslavement

Nazira Zeineddine (1908-76) p. 372

Introduced by miriam cooke and translated by Zeina G. Halabi

From Unveiling and Veiling

Mayy Ziyadah (1886-1941) p. 393

Introduced and translated by Boutheina Khaldi

Letter to Ya'qub Sarruf

Letter to Malak Hifni Nasif.

Notes:

Series numbering from Cataloging-in-Publication data.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Arab Renaissance.

ISBN:

9781603293037

1603293035

OCLC:

1012656707