Essays in Arabic Literary Biography: 1850-1950
| Author | : Roger Allen |
| Publisher | : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 3447061413 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9783447061414 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (414 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Essays in Arabic Literary Biography: 1850-1950 by : Roger Allen
Download or read book Essays in Arabic Literary Biography: 1850-1950 written by Roger Allen and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2009 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays, which discuss authors in a variety of literary genres and across the spectrum of the region concerned-from Iraq in the East to Tunisia in the West-provide clear evidence of the gradually changing roles of the indigenous and the imported which are an intrinsic feature of the movement known in Arabic as al-bahada (cultural revival) and the way in which Arab litterateurs chose to respond to the inspiration that such changes inevitably engendered. --
