Ageing in the modern Arabic novel /

By assembling a range of fictional works from different parts of the Arab world that incorporate older characters, this book draws on a range of theoretical approaches to aging, particularly from the perspective of gender and feminism, to reconcile the biological and cultural understandings of old a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aghacy, Samira (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Arabic fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Aging in literature.
Roman arabe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Vieillissement dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern
Arabic fiction.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ageing in traditional neighbourhoods : conformity and transgression
  • Hoary monuments, residual bodies : senescence in the city
  • Menopausal tremors : refurbishing the body
  • Senile masculinity : the male body in crisis
  • Yarns of later life : transgressive strategies
  • Conclusion.

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