A comparative analysis of the great American and Arab novel : a study of the USA and Cairo trilogies /

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This book represents the first comparative reading of the Great Novel of American and Arabic literature to date. The Great American Novel, that most elusive and frustrating of concepts, ever-present in film and literary scholarship, has been an object of pursuit, inspiration and contention for more...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ontl, Alen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Temas:
Dos Passos, John, > 1896-1970 > Criticism and interpretation.
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, > 1911-2006 > Criticism and interpretation.
Dos Passos, John, > 1896-1970. > U.S.A.
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, > 1911-2006. > Sukkar+yah.
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, > 1911-2006. > Bayna al-qacrayn.
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, > 1911-2006. > Qacr al-shawq.
Dos Passos, John, > 1896-1970
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, > 1911-2006
Fiction.
Comparative literature.
American fiction.
Egyptian fiction.
Roman.
Roman américain.
Roman égyptien ancien.
fiction (general genre)
Literary studies: post-colonial literature.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
American fiction
Comparative literature
Egyptian fiction
Fiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; 1.1. Dominant perspectives of East and West; Chapter Two; 2.1. System theory; Chapter Three; 3.1. Dos Passos in the Tradition of Critical Realism; 3.2. The political space of the USA trilogy; 3.3. An analysis of ironic social commentary; Chapter Four; 4.1. Mahfouz's work in the context of colonial and postcolonial Arabic literature in Egypt; 4.2. The Social realism of Naguib Mahfouz; Chapter Five; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography

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