Literature, Journalism and the Avant-Garde - Intersection in Egypt

Informationen zum Autor Authored by Kendall, Elisabeth Klappentext The author explores the role of journalism in Egypt in effecting and promoting the development of modern Arabic literature from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Remapping the literary scene in Egypt over recent decades, Kendall focuses on the independent, frequently dissident, journals that were the real hotbed of innovative literary activity and which made a lasting impact by propelling Arabic literature into the post-modern era. Zusammenfassung The author explores the role of journalism in Egypt in effecting and promoting the development of modern Arabic literature from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Literary Journalism in Egypt: Its Emergence and Development 2. Literary Journalism in Egypt: Increasing Politicization 3. The Theoretical Basis of the Avant-Garde in 1960s Egypt 4. The Sixties Generation and its Politics of Literature 5. The Sixties Generation in Search of a Specific Literary Identity 6. The Establishment of a New Literary Paradigm: The 1970s and Beyond

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Elisabeth Kendall, Elisabeth (University of Edinburgh Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall, Kendall Elisabeth
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 22.06.2006
• EAN: 9780415385619
• ISBN: 978-0-415-38561-9
• Seiten: 256
• Serien: Routledge Studies in Middle Ea; Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures; Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Medien, Kommunikation > Journalistik; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general