Modern Arabic literature in translation : a companion /
Altoma, Salih J.,
Modern Arabic literature in translation : a companion / Salih J. Altoma. - 166 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Translating Najib Mahfuz : his place in American publications --
Arabic fiction, 1947-2003 -- Arabic fiction in English translation : a chronological bibliography, 1947-2003 -- Arabic poetry : an overview of selected anthologies -- Arabic poetry in international anthologies : a partial but positive representation -- Arabic drama.
"This guide to modern Arabic literature in English translation features not only a comprehensive bibliography but also chapters on fiction, drama, poetry and autobiography. Altoma assesses the progress made towards a wider reception of Arabic writing throughout the Anglophone world, with particular emphasis on Naguib Mahfouz, one of Arabic literature's luminaries, and on poetry. Modern Arabic Literature in Translation is a tool for research and teaching - in the West, certainly, but also in the Arab world, where the translation of Arabic literature into other languages has been of considerable concern for more than a century."
0863565972 9780863565977
Arabic literature --Translations into English.
Arabic literature--History and criticism--20th century.
--Reading book
892.709 / ALT
Modern Arabic literature in translation : a companion / Salih J. Altoma. - 166 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Translating Najib Mahfuz : his place in American publications --
Arabic fiction, 1947-2003 -- Arabic fiction in English translation : a chronological bibliography, 1947-2003 -- Arabic poetry : an overview of selected anthologies -- Arabic poetry in international anthologies : a partial but positive representation -- Arabic drama.
"This guide to modern Arabic literature in English translation features not only a comprehensive bibliography but also chapters on fiction, drama, poetry and autobiography. Altoma assesses the progress made towards a wider reception of Arabic writing throughout the Anglophone world, with particular emphasis on Naguib Mahfouz, one of Arabic literature's luminaries, and on poetry. Modern Arabic Literature in Translation is a tool for research and teaching - in the West, certainly, but also in the Arab world, where the translation of Arabic literature into other languages has been of considerable concern for more than a century."
0863565972 9780863565977
Arabic literature --Translations into English.
Arabic literature--History and criticism--20th century.
--Reading book
892.709 / ALT