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
Summary
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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