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Novel and the Rural Imaginary in Egypt, 1880-1985.

This book focuses on the relationship between the Egyptian village as a discursive construct and the novel genre as it emerged and developed in Egypt from the first decades of the century until its end.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Selim, Samah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
Colección:RoutledgeCurzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: the peasant and modern narrative in Egypt; The garrulous peasant: Ya'qub Sannu', 'Abdallah al-Nadim and the construction of the fallah in early drama and dialogue; Novels and nations; Foundations: pastoral and anti-pastoral; The politics of reality: realism, neo-realism and the village novel; The Land; The exiled son; The storyteller; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.