An introduction to Modern Arabic Literature, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present.
I especially appreciate the treatment of the relationship between early modern and classical literature in some detail ! I also like the fact that the author gets away from the customary focus on Egyptian literature and treats 'modern Arabic literature' as a more unified phenomenon. -- Dr J. S. Meisami I especially appreciate the treatment of the relationship between early modern and classical literature in some detail ! I also like the fact that the author gets away from the customary focus on Egyptian literature and treats 'modern Arabic literature' as a more unified phenomenon.
Paul Starkey is Professor of Arabic and Head of the Arabic Department, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Durham and Co-Director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World. He is co-editor (with Julie Meisami) of the Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature and author of Modern Arabic Literature (EUP, 2006).