Sexuality and war : literary masks of the Middle East /

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"A courageous analysis of Arab writers, addressing the connections between masculinity, violence, and nationalism."--Robin Morgan, Ms. . "Rarely have sexuality and war been treated with such poignancy and historical concreteness ... The force of these often intertwined phenomena endem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Accad, Evelyne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©1990.
Colección:Feminist crosscurrents.
Temas:
1900-1999
Arabic fiction > Lebanon > History and criticism.
Arabic fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Lebanese fiction (French) > History and criticism.
Sex in literature.
Feminism in literature.
Violence in literature.
Sexual animosity > Lebanon.
Sexual animosity > Arab countries.
Roman libanais > Histoire et critique.
Roman arabe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman libanais (français) > Histoire et critique.
Sexualité dans la littérature.
Féminisme dans la littérature.
Violence dans la littérature.
Guerre des sexes > Liban.
Guerre des sexes > États arabes.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Arabic fiction
Feminism in literature
Lebanese fiction (French)
Sex in literature
Sexual animosity
Violence in literature
War and literature
Lebanon > History > Civil War, 1975-1990 > Literature and the war.
Arab countries
Lebanon
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sexuality and sexual politics : conflicts and contradictions for contemporary women
  • An occulted aspect of the war in Lebanon
  • Hanan al-Shaykh : despair, resignation, masochism, and madness
  • Etel Adnan : courage, engagement, and self-sacrifice
  • Andrée Chedid : determination, vision, endurance, and belief in humanity
  • Active nonviolence versus victimization
  • Tawfiq Yusuf Awwad : revolution, ethics, revenge, and destiny
  • Halim Barakat : despair, fear, revolt, tradition, and heroism
  • Elias Khoury : ambivalence, fear of women, and fascination with death and destruction
  • War/masculinity versus life/freedom
  • Personal and political action for the transformation of society.

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