Interpreting the self : autobiography in the Arabic literary tradition / edited by Dwight F. Reynolds ; co-authored by Kristen Brustad [and others].

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TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 336 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520926110
0520926110
0585388784
9780585388786
0520220226
9780520220225
0520226674
9780520226678
1597346837
9781597346832

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Interpreting the self.DDC classification:

892.7/09492 21

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PJ7519.A9 I58 2001eb

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18.72

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Contents:

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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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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