The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions (Oxford Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions is the most comprehensive treatment of the subject to date. In scope, the book encompasses the genesis of the Arabic novel in the second half of the nineteenth century and its development to the present in every Arabic-speaking country and in Arab immigrant destinations on six continents. Editor Waïl S. Hassan and his contributors describe a novelistic phenomenon which has pre-modern roots, stretching centuries back within the Arabic cultural tradition, and branching outward geographically and linguistically to every Arab country and to Arab writing in many languages around the world. The first of three innovative dimensions of this Handbook consists of examining the ways in which the Arabic novel emerged out of a syncretic merger between Arabic and European forms and techniques, rather than being a simple importation of the latter and rejection of the former, as early critics of the Arabic novel claimed. The second involves mapping the novel geographically as it took root in every Arab country, developing into often distinct though overlapping and interconnected local traditions. Finally, the Handbook concerns the multilingual character of the novel in the Arab world and by Arab immigrants and their descendants around the world, both in Arabic and in at least a dozen other languages. The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions reflects the current status of research in the broad field of Arab novelistic traditions and signals toward new directions of inquiry. The Oxford Handbook Of Arab Novelistic Traditions Is The Most Comprehensive Treatment Of The Subject To Date. In Scope, The Book Encompasses The Genesis Of The Arabic Novel In The Second Half Of The Nineteenth Century And Its Development To The Present In Every Arabic-speaking Country And In Arab Immigrant Destinations On Six Continents. The Novelistic Phenomenon Described Here Has Pre-modern Roots, Stretching Centuries Back Within The Arabic Cultural Tradition, And Branching Outward Geographically And Linguistically To Every Arab Country And To Arab Writing In Many Languages Around The World.--publishers. Introduction / Waïl S. Hassan -- Continuities. Toward A Theory Of The Arabic Novel / Waïl S. Hassan -- The Arabic Novel And History / Roger Allen -- The Medieval Turn In Modern Arabic Narrative / Muhsin Al-musawi -- The Novel And The Maqama / Jaakko Hämeen-anttila -- A Thousand And One Nights And The Novel / Richard Van Leeuwen -- Translations And Adaptations From The European Novel, 1835-1925 / Samah Selim -- Women And The Emergence Of The Arabic Novel / Marilyn Booth -- Developments. Algeria / Debbie Cox -- Bahrain / Barbara Michalak-pikulska & Waïl S. Hassan -- Egypt To 1959 / Roger Allen -- Egypt Since 1960 / Marie-thérèse Abdel-messih -- Eritrea / Xavier Luffin -- Iraq / Haytham Bahoora -- Jordan / Walid Hamarneh -- Kuwait / Olatunbosun Ishaq Tijani -- Lebanon / Elise Salem -- Libya / Ali Abdullatif Ahmida -- Mauritania / J.s. Blalack -- Morocco / Gonzalo Fernández Parrilla -- Oman / Barbara Machalak-pikulska & Waïl S. Hassan -- Palestine / Ibrahim Taha -- Qatar / Mohammad Mostafa Saleem -- Saudi Arabia / Moneera Al-ghadeer -- Somalia, Chad, Mali, And Nigeria / Xavier Luffin -- Sudan / Xavier Luffin -- Syria / Alexa Firat -- Tunisia / Douja Mamelouk -- United Arab Emirates / Rehab Al-kilani -- Yemen / Mark Wagner -- Diasporas. Argentina And Hispano-america / Christina E. Civantos -- Australia / Nijmeh Hajjar -- Brazil / Waïl S. Hassan -- Britain / Geoffrey P. Nash -- Canada / Michelle Hartman -- Chile / Heba El Attar -- France / Laura Reeck -- Germany / Yesemin Mohammad -- Italy / Jennifer Burns -- Netherlands / Henriette Louwerse -- Spain / Gonzalo Fernández Parrilla & Laura Casielles -- Sweden / Corina Lacatus -- United States / Carol N. Fadda. Edited By Waïl S. Hassan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions is the most comprehensive treatment of the subject to date. In scope, the book encompasses the genesis of the Arabic novel in the second half of the nineteenth century and its development to the present in every Arabic-speaking country and in Arab immigrant destinations on six continents. Editor Waïl S. Hassan and his contributors describe a novelistic phenomenon which has pre-modern roots, stretching centuries back within the Arabic cultural tradition, and branching outward geographically and linguistically to every Arab country and to Arab writing in many languages around the world. The first of three innovative dimensions of this Handbook consists of examining the ways in which the Arabic novel emerged out of a syncretic merger between Arabic and European forms and techniques, rather than being a simple importation of the latter and rejection of the former, as early critics of the Arabic novel claimed. The second involves mapping the novel geographically as it took root in every Arab country, developing into often distinct though overlapping and interconnected local traditions. Finally, the Handbook concerns the multilingual character of the novel in the Arab world and by Arab immigrants and their descendants around the world, both in Arabic and in at least a dozen other languages. The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions reflects the current status of research in the broad field of Arab novelistic traditions and signals toward new directions of inquiry. The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions is the most comprehensive treatment of the subject to date. In scope, the book encompasses the genesis of the Arabic novel in the second half of the nineteenth century and its development to the present in every Arabic-speaking country and in Arab immigrant destinations on six continents. Editor Wail S. Hassan and his contributors describe a novelistic phenomenon which has pre-modern roots, stretching centuries back within the Arabic cultural tradition, and branching outward geographically and linguistically to every Arab country and to Arab writing in many languages around the world. The first of three innovative dimensions of this Handbook consists of examining the ways in which the Arabic novel emerged out of a syncretic merger between Arabic and European forms and techniques, rather than being a simple importation of the latter and rejection of the former, as early critics of the Arabic novel claimed. The second involves mapping the novel geographically as it took root in every Arab country, developing into often distinct though overlapping and interconnected local traditions. Finally, the Handbook concerns the multilingual character of the novel in the Arab world and by Arab immigrants and their descendants around the world, both in Arabic and in at least a dozen other languages. The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions reflects the current status of research in the broad field of Arab novelistic traditions and signals toward new directions of inquiry. Cover Half Title The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Transliteration List of Contributors Introduction PART I CONTINUITIES 1. Toward a Theory of the Arabic Novel 2. The Arabic Novel and History 3. The Medieval Turn in Modern Arabic Narrative 4. The Novel and the Maqāma 5. A Thousand and One Nights and the Novel 6. Translations and Adaptations from the European Novel, 1835– 1925 7. Women and the Emergence of the Arabic Novel PART II DEVELOPMENTS 8. Algeria 9. Bahrain 10. Egypt until 1959 11. Egypt since 1960 12. Eritrea 13. Iraq 14. Jordan 15. Kuwait 16. Lebanon 17. Libya 18. Mauritania 19. Morocco 20. Oman 21. Palestine 22. Qatar 23. Saudi Arabia 24. Sub- Saharan Africa 25. Sudan and South Sudan 26. Syria 27. Tunisia 28. The United Arab Emirates 29 Yemen PART III DIASPORAS 30. Argentina and Hispano- America 31. Australia 32. Brazil 33. Britain 34. Canada 35. Chile 36. France 37. Germany 38. Italy 39. The Netherlands 40. Spain 41. Sweden 42. The United States Index 'The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions' encompasses the genesis of the Arabic novel in the second half of the 19th century and its development to the present in every Arab country, as well as Arab immigrant writing in many languages around the world