Alexandrian Cosmopolitanism : An Archive /

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This book argues that the narrative of Alexandria's cosmopolitanism was in tune with colonial modernity. The Alexandria Archive is a comparative study of representations of cosmopolitanism in texts by C.P. Cavafy, E.M. Forster, Lawrence Durrell, and Bernard de Zogheb from the late nineteenth ce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halim, Hala
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Literature.
European literature.
Cosmopolitanism in literature.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Litterature europeenne > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature europeenne > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Cosmopolitisme dans la litterature.
European literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
European literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Egypt > Alexandria.
Alexandria (Egypt) > In literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book argues that the narrative of Alexandria's cosmopolitanism was in tune with colonial modernity. The Alexandria Archive is a comparative study of representations of cosmopolitanism in texts by C.P. Cavafy, E.M. Forster, Lawrence Durrell, and Bernard de Zogheb from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (448 pages).
ISBN:9780823252282

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