Male-Female Relations in the Literary Maghreb [electronic resource] : Poetics and Politics of Violence and Liberation in Francophone North African Literature by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nangia, Shonu.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Man-woman relationships in literature.

Morocco--In literature.

Morocco.

Africa, North--In literature.

Africa, North.

Ben Jelloun, Tahar, 1947---History and criticism.

Ben Jelloun, Tahar.

Ben Jelloun, Tahar, 1944- Homme rompu.

Ben Jelloun, Tahar, 1944- Nuit de l'erreur.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a study of male-female relations in two acclaimed novels by contemporary Maghrebi Francophone author and French intellectual, Tahar Ben Jelloun. The problematic of male-female relations in the Maghreb, especially as represented by Tahar Ben Jelloun--with its extensive and overarching implications and possibilities within and beyond the realm of literary enquiry--has not received due scholarly and critical attention up until now. This study responds to the need for a holistic understanding of these male-female relations. This volume makes a solid and timely contribution to the fiel

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Methodological Apparatus and Theoretical Framework; Chapter 3 L'Homme Rompu-The Broken Male; Chapter 4 La Nuit de L'Erreur-Vengance; Chapter 5 Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-2143-2

OCLC:

796383907