| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 230 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The cosmopolitan Alexandrian / Robin Ostle -- Muhammad Mustafa Badawi in conversation / Abdul-Nabi Isstaif -- Badawi : an academic with a vision / Sabry Hafez-- From the shadow plays of Ibn Daniyal to the poetry of Philip Larkin : Mustafa Badawi as editor and translator / Derek Hopwood -- Beginning and end : exploring the Qur'anic 'Grand story' / Mohamed Mahmoud -- Modern Arabic literature as seen in the late nineteenth century : Jurji Murqus's contribution to Korsh and Kirpichnikov's Vseobshchaya Istoria Literatury / hilary Kilpatrick -- The 'second journey' of Muhammad al-Muwaylihi's Hadish 'Isa Ibn Hisham revisited / Roger Allen -- Ataturk becomes ʻAntar : nationalist-vernacular politics and epic heroism in 1920s Egypt / Marilyn Booth -- Jewish Arabs in the Israeli Asylum : a literary reflection / Miriam Cooke -- Strange incidents from history : Youssef Rakha and his Sultan's Seal / Paul Starkey -- Towards a comparative approach to Arabic literature / Abdul-Nabi Isstaif -- Does literature matter? The relationship between litearture an politics in revolutionary Egypt / Elizabeth Kendall |
| Summary |
Shows how the study of modern Arabic literature was transformed by Mustafa Badawi Prior to the 1960s the study of Arabic literature, both Classical and Modern, had barely been emancipated from the academic approaches of Orientalism. The appointment of Mustafa Badawi as Oxford University's first Lecturer in Modern Arabic Literature changed the face of this subject as Badawi showed, through his teaching and research that Arabic literature was making vibrant contributions to global culture and thought. Part biography, part collection of critical essays, this volume celebrates Badawi's immense contribution to the field and explores his role as a public intellectual in the Arab world and the west. Key Features Illustrates the critical affiliations and teaching methods of the outstanding scholar of modern Arabic literature in the 20th century Assesses some of the problems faced by an outstanding intellectual and translator in bridging Arabic and western cultures Includes studies from eminent specialists who were taught by Badawi, showing the type of work he inspired, including Julia Bray, Hilary Kilpatrick, Marliyn Booth, Miriam Cooke and Paul Starkey |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Badawī, Muḥammad Muṣṭafá.
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| SUBJECT |
Badawī, Muḥammad Musṭafā 1925-2012 gnd |
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Arabic literature -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Middle Eastern.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Arabic literature
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Electronic books
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Literary criticism
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Festschriften
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Literary criticism.
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Festschriften.
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Critiques littéraires.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Allen, Roger, 1942- editor.
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Ostle, Robin, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780748696635 |
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0748696636 |
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9781474403498 |
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1474403492 |
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9781474412254 |
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1474412254 |
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