Dream, imagination, and the ends of chapters in the Alexandrian texts

Author

Kittani, Yasin

Source

al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature

Issue

Vol. 2021, Issue 16 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.503-536, 34 p.

Publisher

al-Qasemi Academy al-Qasemi Arabic Language Academy

Publication Date

2021-12-31

Country of Publication

Palestine (West Bank)

No. of Pages

34

Main Subjects

Literature

Abstract EN

This study sheds light on the spaces of dream and fantasy at the ends of the chapters of Edwar al-Kharrat's novel Turābuhā Zaʻfarān/ City of Saffron (1986).

Besides other modernist techniques and artistic styles that characterize this advanced stage in al-Kharrat's works, dream and fantasy in this novel contribute to the structure of semantic dimensions which are represented in: confiscating temporality, contemporizing the story to save passing times from loss, vanquishing mortality, seeking eternity, and propositioning the impossible.

The phenomenon of symbolic and linguistic intensity through fantasy and dream at the ends of this novel’s chapters represents a distinctive feature of al-Kharrat's novel, Turābuhā Zaʻfarān.

The scenes of 'dream and fantasy' reveal the character's frustration and its suppressed desires which it could not achieve in real life.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kittani, Yasin. 2021. Dream, imagination, and the ends of chapters in the Alexandrian texts. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature،Vol. 2021, no. 16, pp.503-536.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1419198

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kittani, Yasin. Dream, imagination, and the ends of chapters in the Alexandrian texts. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature No. 16 (2021), pp.503-536.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1419198

American Medical Association (AMA)

Kittani, Yasin. Dream, imagination, and the ends of chapters in the Alexandrian texts. al-Majma : Studies in Arabic Language and Literature. 2021. Vol. 2021, no. 16, pp.503-536.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1419198

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes margin notes.

Record ID

BIM-1419198