Author: Qassim Haddad
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815652887
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Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Chronicles Of Majnun Layla And Selected Poems

by Qassim Haddad, Chronicles Of Majnun Layla And Selected Poems Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Chronicles Of Majnun Layla And Selected Poems books, Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems brings together in one volume Haddad’s seminal work and a considerable selection of poems from his oeuvre, stretching over forty years. The central poem, Chronicles of Majnun Layla, recasts the seventh-century myth into a contemporary, postmodern narrative that revels in the foibles of oral transmission, weaving a small side cast of characters into the fabric of the poem. Haddad portrays Layla as a daring woman aware of her own needs and desires and not afraid to articulate them. The author succeeds in reviving this classical work of Arabian love while liberating it from its puritanical dimension and tribal overtones. The selected poems reveal Haddad’s playful yet profound meditations. A powerful lyric poet, Haddad juxtaposes classical and modern symbols, and mixes the old with the new, the sensual with the sacred, and the common with the extraordinary. Ghazoul and Verlenden’s masterful translation remains faithful to the cultural and historical context in which the original poetry was produced while also reflecting the uniqueness of the poet’s style and his poetics.

Author: Samia Mehrez
Publisher: Al Kotob Khan for Publishing and Distribution
ISBN: 9778031134
Size: 61.66 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 441
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In The Shoes Of The Other

by Samia Mehrez, In The Shoes Of The Other Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download In The Shoes Of The Other books, In the Shoes of the Other Interdisciplinary Essays in Translation Studies from Cairo “This anthology continues a tradition that is intended to give impetus to the development of Egyptian and Arab discourses on translation both within and beyond the American University in Cairo. It is a welcome and important contribution to raising the profile of translation, in all its forms, and of translators in the region.” Mona Baker, University of Manchester “Since its founding, the Center for Translation Studies has hosted an astonishing number of academic events that are among the most intellectually serious and internationally prominent of AUC’s activities in the humanities; this has been noted by universities across the world. Indeed, the “In Translation” lecture series is, without any exaggeration, the most impressive public lecture series of its kind anywhere, and far beyond anything comparable in Africa or the Middle East.” Adam Talib, Durham University “AUC’s Center for Translation Studies has proved itself a vital interpreter of texts and events generated by Egypt’s turbulent political history and fervent artistic culture. I know of no other group of scholars with equal competence in these matters and with an equivalent respect in the field.” Anthony Cordingley, Université Paris VIII

Author: Ruqayya Yasmine Khan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000701204
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Bedouin And Abb Sid Cultural Identities

by Ruqayya Yasmine Khan, Bedouin And Abb Sid Cultural Identities Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Bedouin And Abb Sid Cultural Identities books, This literary-historical book draws out and sheds light upon the mechanisms of "the ideological work" that the Arabic Majnūn Laylā story performed for ‘Abbāsid urbanite, imperial audiences in the wake of the disappearance of the "Bedouin cosmos." The study focuses upon the processes of primitivizing Majnūn in the romance of Majnūn Laylā as part of the paradigm shift that occurred in the ‘Abbāsid empire after the Greco-Arabian intellectual revolution. Moreover, this book demonstrates how gender and sexuality are employed in the processes of primitivizing Majnūn. As markers of "strangeness" and "foreignness" in the ‘Abbāsid interrogations of the multiple categories of ethnicity, culture, identity, religion and language present in their cosmopolitan milieus. Such "cultural work" is performed through the ideological uses of alterity given its mechanisms of distancing (e.g., temporal and spatial) and nearness (e.g., affective). Lastly, the Majnūn Laylā love story demonstrates, in its text and reception, that a Greco-Arabian and Greco-Persian subculture thrived in the centers of ‘Abbāsid Baghdad that molded and shaped the ways in which this love story was compiled, received and performed. Offering a corrective to the prevailing views expressed in Western scholarly writings on the Greco-Arabian encounter, this book is a major contribution to scholars and students interested in Islamic studies, Arabic and comparative literature, Middle East and gender studies.

Author: Ahmet Mithat Efendi
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815653638
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
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Fel Tun Bey And R Kim Efendi

by Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Fel Tun Bey And R Kim Efendi Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Fel Tun Bey And R Kim Efendi books, Ahmet Midhat Efendi’s famous 1875 novel Felâtun Bey and Râkim Efendi takes place in late nineteenth-century Istanbul and follows the lives of two young men who come from radically different backgrounds. Râkim Efendi is an erudite, self-made man, one who is ambitious and cultivated enough to mingle with a European crowd. In contrast, Felâtun Bey is a spendthrift who lacks intellectual curiosity and a strong work ethic. Squandering his wealth and education, he leads a life of decadence. The novel traces Râkim and Felâtun’s relationships with multiple characters, charting their romances and passions, as well as their foibles and amusing mishaps as they struggle to find and follow their own path through the many temptations and traps of European culture. The author creates a rich portrait of stratified Ottoman life through a diverse and colorful cast of characters—from a French piano teacher and an Arab nanny, to a Circassian slave girl—each deftly navigating the shifting mores of their social class. Written during the Ottoman Empire’s uneasy transition to modernity, the novel’s protagonists embody both the best and worst elements of two worlds, European and Ottoman. The novel provides readers with an elegant yet powerful appeal for progressive reforms and individual freedoms. Levi and Ringer’s fluid translation of this Ottoman classic stands as a landmark in the history of Turkish literature in translation.

Author: Sahar Mandour
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815653700
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
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by Sahar Mandour, 32 Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download 32 books, In this finely observed novel, five young Lebanese women navigate their professional and social lives in a city interrupted by random explosions. It is not a war zone, but there is no peace either; Beirut stands at the edge of both. These women, much like their country, have been shaped by the events of a long civil war, their childhood spent in shelters, their adolescence in an unrecognizable city under rapid reconstruction. And here they are now, negotiating the details of their adult lives, fighting to protect their identities, voices, and relationships in a society constantly under questioning. Talk of politics and gossip by the young and old animate the coffee shops. Heated debates and power dynamics unfold in bars and on the streets. Mandour’s funny and defiant style invites an intimacy, giving readers a glimpse into the absurdities and injustices of everyday life in Lebanon. With empathy and a deep honesty, Mandour narrates the lives of these women who struggle to create their own destiny while at the same time coming to terms with the identity of their Mediterranean city.

Author: سيد قطب
Publisher:
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Pages : 160
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Author: جبرا ابراهيم جبرا
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ISBN: 9789973165503
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Pages : 388
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by جبرا ابراهيم جبرا, Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download books,

Author: أسامة بن منقذ
Publisher: ktab INC.
ISBN:
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Category : History
Languages : ar
Pages : 290
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by أسامة بن منقذ, Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download books, في العام الذي تلا فيه البابا أوربانوس الثاني في كلارمونت خطابه المحسوب بحق وبإعتبار نتائجه الصليبية أفعل خطاب في التاريخ ولد لبني منقذ الأمراء في شيزر علي العاصي صبي أطلق عليه والداه إسماً تحلي به في صدر الإسلام أول قائد عربي عهد إليه أمر فتح الشام.

Author: محمد حسين هيكل
Publisher: الدار المصرية اللبنانية
ISBN: 9774277589
Size: 52.62 MB
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Category : Fiction
Languages : ar
Pages : 408
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by محمد حسين هيكل, Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download books, (( زينب )) إحدى كلاسيكيات الأدب ؛ ذلك الانتاج الأدبى الذى يعود بنا إلى إبداع العصورالماضية ولكن فى صورة حداثية. سلسلة ميسرة لنبحر فى الماضى بمجداف المستقبل ، وقد ألقى الدكتور محمد حسين هيكل عليها أضواء جديدة،وقد تفوق فى الكتابة التاريخية لإتساع نظرته ودقة بحثه وإبدع فى رواياته كل الإبداع ليمزج بين التاريخ والأدب على نحو فريد والقصة التى بين أيدينا قصة إجتماعية رومانسية تدور أحداثها فى الريف حيث العادات والتقاليد التى تقيد الأحاسيس

Author: أبو العلاء المعري
Publisher: وكالة الصحافة العربية
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Languages : ar
Pages : 275
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by أبو العلاء المعري, Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download books, الفكر الإنساني بصيص من النور الإلهي الفائض على الوجود، والمفكرون مصابيحه ينعكس منهم على من دونهم، فيهتدون به في ظلمات هذه الحياة ، لذلك أُلقي في روع الناس - حتى وهُم في أحَطِّ درجات التعقل - إكبارُ المفكرين وتعظيمهم، وتَلَقُّف أقوالهم وآرائهم. أبو العلاء المعري واحد من أولئك المفكرين، عَرِفَهُ صاغةُ الكلام شاعرًا من المبرَّزين، وعَدَّهُ نَقَدةُ الأفهام حكيمًا من المقدَّمين، فوجد هؤلاء وهؤلاء منه ما يبلغ أقصى ما تتطلع إليه نفس من تصوير وإبداع، وخيال واختراع، وسريان في سرائر الكائنات، واستجلاء لحقائق الموجودات. وأن أجمل ما كتبه وأجمعه لآرائه في الدين والعلم والأخلاق، وفي أساليب الشعر وفنونه ورجاله وعيونه "رسالة الغفران " .