Nasser in the Egyptian imaginary / Omar Khalifah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khalifah, Omar, author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in modern Arabic literature.

Edinburgh studies in modern Arabic literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nasser, Gamal Abdel, 1918-1970--In motion pictures.

Nasser, Gamal Abdel.

Nasser, Gamal Abdel, 1918-1970--In literature.

Arabic literature--Egypt--History and criticism.

Arabic literature.

Motion pictures--Egypt--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Examines representations of Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egyptian novels, short stories, autobiographies and films.<p>The late President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), has been represented in many major works of Egyptian literature and film, and continues to have a presence in everyday life and discourse in the country. Omar Khalifah's analysis of these representations focuses on how the historical character of Nasser has emerged in the Egyptian imaginary. He explores the recurrent images of Nasser in literature and film and shows how Nasser constitutes a perfect site for plural interpretations. He argues that Nasser has become a rhetorical device, a figure of speech, a trope that connotes specific images constantly invoked whenever he is mentioned. His study makes a case for literature and art to be seen as alternative archives that question, erase, distort and add to the official history of Nasser.</p>Key Features<ul><li>Contributes to the ongoing debate on Nasser and his relevance to modern Egyptians</li><li>Traces, contextualizes, and analyses the making of Nasser's image(s) in creative productions including novels, short stories, autobiographies and film</li><li>Shows how Nasser functions for many Egyptians as a site of memory at times disconnected from the real historical figure he once was</li></ul>

Contents:

Frontmatter

Content

Series Editor’s Foreword

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliteration

Introduction

1 Writing to Nasser

2 Nasser as Fiction

3 Nasser in Fiction

4 Nasser on the Screen

Epilogue: Prospects of a Post-2011 Nasser

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-1020-0

1-4744-1021-9

OCLC:

1301548747