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A call for comparative approach to Arabic literature
Other Title(s)
دعوة إلى المنهج المقارن في دراسة الأدب العربي
Author
Source
Damascus University Journal for Arts and Humanities
Issue
Vol. 33, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2017), pp.29-55, 27 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2017-03-31
Country of Publication
Syria
No. of Pages
27
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Arabic literature, produced by native Arabs in their homelands and in their chosen or enforced exiles all over the world, as well as by non-Arabs who have adopted Arabic as a medium of their creative writings, is the outcome of an all-embracing interaction between its centuries-long tradition and the various cultural and literary traditions of the rest of the world.
Yet this extensive, rich and diverse experience of cross-cultural encounters is largely neglected by comparatists from both East and West.
As leading post-colonial scholars and critics are now challenging Western centrism, there is a growing feeling amongst Arab comparatists that the comparative study of their literature deserves reconsideration for what it brings to our appreciation of a fascinating chapter in the history of interactions amongst world literatures.
This paper examines the potential contribution that the study of Arabic literature comparatively can make to the theories of comparative literature, and demonstrates this through an exciting example of its encounter with other literatures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Nabi, Istaif. 2017. A call for comparative approach to Arabic literature. Damascus University Journal for Arts and Humanities،Vol. 33, no. 1, pp.29-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-873143
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Nabi, Istaif. A call for comparative approach to Arabic literature. Damascus University Journal for Arts and Humanities Vol. 33, no. 1 (2017), pp.29-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-873143
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Nabi, Istaif. A call for comparative approach to Arabic literature. Damascus University Journal for Arts and Humanities. 2017. Vol. 33, no. 1, pp.29-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-873143
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-873143