UID:
almafu_9958086161202883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 336 pages)
Edition:
Reprint 2020
ISBN:
9780520926110
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0520926110
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9781597346832
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1597346837
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 9780520226678
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0520226674
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520220225
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0520220226
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520926110
