UID:
edocfu_9958086161202883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 336 pages)
Edition:
Reprint 2020
ISBN:
0-520-92611-0
,
1-59734-683-7
Content:
Autobiography is a literary genre which Western scholarship has ascribed mostly to Europe and the West. Countering this assessment and presenting many little-known texts, this comprehensive work demonstrates the existence of a flourishing tradition in Arabic autobiography.
Note:
Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Fallacy of Western Origins; 2. The Origins of Arabic Autobiography; 3. Toward a History of Arabic Autobiography; 4. Arabic Autobiography and the Literary Portrayal of the Self; Part II. Translations; Conclusion; Annotated Guide to Arabic Autobiographical Writings; Glossary; References; List of Contributors; Index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-22667-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-22022-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520926110
