Palestinian and Arab-Jewish cultures : language, literature and identity / Reuven Snir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snir, R. (Reuven), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Arabic literature.

Jews--Arab countries--Identity--History.

Jews.

Judaism in literature.

Jews in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 443 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Part of a two-volume set, this volume examines the issues of commitment and hybridization in Arabic literature concentrating on Palestinian literature and Arab-Jewish culture and the interactions between them. Reuvin Snir studies the contribution of Palestinian literature and theatre to Palestinian nation-building, especially since the 1948 <i>Nakba</i>. Becoming an essential part of the vocabulary of Arab intellectuals and writers, since the 1950s commitment (<i>iltizām</i>) has been employed to indicate the necessity for a writer to convey a message rather than merely create an imaginative work for its own sake. As for hybridization, the author focuses on the role Jews have played in Arabic literature against the backdrop of their contribution to this literature since the pre-Islamic period, and in light of the gradual demise of Arab-Jewish culture in recent years. The blending of elements from different cultures is one of the major phenomena in Arabic literature, certainly in light of its relationship with Islam and its cultural heritage, which has been extending during the last one-and-half millennia.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Technical Notes

Notes on Transliteration

Introduction

Part I Occupation, Domination, and Commitment

Chapter 1 Performance: In the Service of the Nation

Chapter 2 Commitment: Verse Drama and Resistance

Chapter 3 Chronicle: The Ongoing Nakba

Chapter 4 Bilingualism: Palestinians in Hebrew

Part II Hybridization, Exclusion, and Demise

Chapter 5 Pluralism: Arabs of Mosaic Faith

Chapter 6 Spring: “We Were Like Those Who Dream” Spring: “We Were Like Those Who Dream”

Chapter 7 Demise: The Last of the Mohicans

Chapter 8 Identity: Inessential Solidarities

Epilog “Trailed Travellers”: Between Fiction, Meta-Fiction, and History

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Mar 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-3995-0324-3

1-3995-0323-5

OCLC:

1373320215