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Literary Modernity Between the Middle East and Europe

Textual Transactions in 19th Century Arabic, English and Persian Literatures

Kamran Rastegar author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:11th Sep '07

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Providing a broad ranging and unique comparative study of the development of English, Persian and Arabic literature, this book looks at their interrelations with specific reference to modernity, nationalism and social value. It gives a strong theoretical underpinning to the development of Middle Eastern literature in the modern period.

'...his mastery of a difficult body of texts in both Persian and Arabic is particularly impressive because it is so willing to go back and forth between the two. Traditionally an Arabist may cite Persian, but at arm's length, and vice versa. Rastegar seems equally at home in both traditions, and it would be hard to overemphasize how rare this is. It puts him in his own category as a comparatist.' - Michael Beard, University of North Dakota, The Translator, Volume 15

ISBN: 9780415425650

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

176 pages