Format:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 336 pages)
ISBN:
9780520926110
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0585388784
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9780585388786
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0520220226
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9780520220225
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0520226674
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9780520226678
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1597346837
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9781597346832
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:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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.
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Includes translated text from Arabic
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Interpreting the self Berkeley : University of California Press, 2001 ISBN 0520220226
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Autobiography
