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Committed to Disillusion
Author | : David Fred DiMeo |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789774167614 |
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Can a writer help to bring about a more just society? This question was at the heart of the movement of al-adab al-multazim, or committed literature, which claimed to dominate Arab writing in the mid-twentieth century. By the 1960s, however, leading Egyptian writers had retreated into disillusionment, producing agonized works that challenged the key assumptions of socially engaged writing. Rather than a rejection of the idea, however, these works offered reinterpretation of committed writing that helped set the stage for activist writers of the present. David DiMeo focuses on the work of three leading writers whose socially committed fiction was adapted to the disenchantment and discontent of the late twentieth century: Naguib Mahfouz, Yusuf Idris, and Sonallah Ibrahim. Despite their disappointments with the direction of Egyptian society in the decades following the 1952 revolution, they kept the spirit of committed literature alive through a deeply introspective examination of the relationship between the writer, the public, and political power. Reaching back to the roots of this literary movement, DiMeo examines the development of committed literature from its European antecedents to its peak of influence in the 1950s, and contrasts the committed works with those of disillusionment that followed. Committed to Disillusion is vital reading for scholars and students of Arabic literature and the modern history and politics of the Middle East.
Committed to Disillusion
Author | : David DiMeo |
Publsiher | : American University in Cairo Press |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2016-08-12 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781617977572 |
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Can a writer help to bring about a more just society? This question was at the heart of the movement of al-adab al-multazim, or committed literature, which claimed to dominate Arab writing in the mid-twentieth century. By the 1960s, however, leading Egyptian writers had retreated into disillusionment, producing agonized works that challenged the key assumptions of socially engaged writing. Rather than a rejection of the idea, however, these works offered reinterpretation of committed writing that helped set the stage for activist writers of the present. David DiMeo focuses on the work of three leading writers whose socially committed fiction was adapted to the disenchantment and discontent of the late twentieth century: Naguib Mahfouz, Yusuf Idris, and Sonallah Ibrahim. Despite their disappointments with the direction of Egyptian society in the decades following the 1952 revolution, they kept the spirit of committed literature alive through a deeply introspective examination of the relationship between the writer, the public, and political power. Reaching back to the roots of this literary movement, DiMeo examines the development of committed literature from its European antecedents to its peak of influence in the 1950s, and contrasts the committed works with those of disillusionment that followed. Committed to Disillusion is vital reading for scholars and students of Arabic literature and the modern history and politics of the Middle East.
Committed to Disillusion
Author | : David Fred DiMeo |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : LITERARY CRITICISM |
ISBN | : 1617977756 |
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Bildungsroman and the Arab Novel
Author | : Maria Elena Paniconi |
Publsiher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2022-09-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781351357234 |
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Through a close-reading of a corpus of novels featuring young protagonists in their path toward adulthood, the book shows how Bildungsroman impacted the formation of the Egyptian narrative. On a larger scale, the book helps the reader to understand the key role played by the coming of age novel in the definition and perception of modern Arab subjectivity. Exploring the role of Bildungsroman in shaping the canonical Egyptian novel, the book discusses the case of Zaynab by Muhammad Husayn Haykal (1913) as an example of early Arab Bildungsnarrative. It focuses on Latifa Zayyat’s masterpiece The Open Door and the novels of the 90es Generation, offering a gender-based analysis of the Egyptian Bildungsroman. It provides insightful readings about the function of the novel in women’s re-negotiation of social boundaries. The study shows how the stories of youth present universal themes such as the thwarted quest for love, the struggle for personal fulfilment, the desire to achieve a cultural modernity often felt as "other than self". The book is a journey in the Twentieth Century Egyptian Novel, seen through the lens of the transnational form of Bildungsroman. It is a key resource to students and academics interested in Arabic literature, comparative literature and cultural studies.
Winners and Losers
Author | : Gajendra K. Verma,Douglas S. Darby |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2022-04-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781000580037 |
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First published in 1994, Winners and Losers is based upon a two-year study carried out in Manchester. Using a wealth of research material gathered from 1000 respondents from seven ethnic minority groups, it details the social, cultural, and religious priorities of these groups, and through this, their involvement with sport and physical recreation. A major theme of the book is that all those involved in the promotion of sport and recreation facilities in whatever context should recognise that ethnic minority groups are different, and their differences need to be understood, respected and accepted. It is important for the providers and the ethnic minority groups to learn about each other and understand the motives which underlie each other’s responses and recognise the limitations which define the boundaries of the possible for both sides. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of education, and multiculturalism.
The Ironist s Cage
Author | : Michael S. Roth |
Publsiher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Historiography |
ISBN | : 9780231102452 |
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In a rich, thought-provoking work, Roth explores central questions in the philosophy of history. The Ironist's Cage asks why we are interested in having a past, why we try to recollect it, and what desires we hope to satisfy through this recollection.
Central European Jewish migr s and the Shaping of Postwar Culture Studies in Memory of Lilian Furst 1931 2009
Author | : Julie Mell,Malachi Hacohen |
Publsiher | : MDPI |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2018-10-08 |
Genre | : Civilization, Modern |
ISBN | : 9783906980560 |
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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Between Religion and Ethnicity: Twentieth-Century Jewish Émigrés and the Shaping of Postwar Culture" that was published in Religions
Learning from Burnout
Author | : Tim Casserley,David Megginson |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780750683876 |
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Examines the nature, causes and symptoms of burnout, the role of dysfunctional organisations in contributing to burnout, and how coaches, HR professionals and bosses can support people experiencing burnout.