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Ageing in the Modern Arabic Novel /
Examines the representation of aging men and women in the modern Arabic novelThe first study to focus on aging as it is understood, practiced and problematised in the modern Arabic novelOffers close readings of 16 novels, including semi-autobiographies, bringing together authors from Lebanon, Syria,...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Note on Translation and Transliteration
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Ageing in Traditional Neighbourhoods: Conformity and Transgression
- 2. Hoary Monuments, Residual Bodies: Senescence in the City
- 3. Menopausal Tremors: Refurbishing the Body
- 4. Senile Masculinity: The Male Body in Crisis
- 5. Yarns of Later Life: Transgressive Strategies
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index