Interpreting the self : autobiography in the Arabic literary tradition /

Autobiography is a literary genre which Western scholarship has ascribed mostly to Europe and the West. Countering this assessment and presenting many little-known texts, this comprehensive work demonstrates the existence of a flourishing tradition in Arabic autobiography.

Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Awduron Eraill: Reynolds, Dwight Fletcher, 1956-, Brustad, Kristen
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Berkeley : University of California Press 2001.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.8501065
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Fallacy of Western Origins; 2. The Origins of Arabic Autobiography; 3. Toward a History of Arabic Autobiography; 4. Arabic Autobiography and the Literary Portrayal of the Self; Part II. Translations; Conclusion; Annotated Guide to Arabic Autobiographical Writings; Glossary; References; List of Contributors; Index.