Approaches to Teaching the Works of Naguib Mahfouz |
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| Editor:
| Hassan, Wail S.
Darraj, Susan Muaddi |
| Series title: | Approaches to Teaching World Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60329-109-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Modern Language Association of America
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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This first volume in the MLA series Approaches to Teaching World Literature to focus on an Arab author or Arabic literature provides an introduction to Mahfouz. Topics covered include the Arabian Nights tradition in Mahfouz's work, the challenge of teaching Mahfouz in English translation, the Nasserite intellectual in The Beggar, the image of Alexandria in Miramar, the bitterness of British occupation in Midaq Alley, and the quest of Sufism in Zaabalawi.
This first volume in the MLA series Approaches to Teaching World Literature to focus on an Arab author or Arabic literature provides an introduction to Mahfouz. Topics covered include the Arabian Nights tradition in Mahfouz's work, the challenge of teaching Mahfouz in English translation, the Nasserite intellectual in The Beggar, the image of Alexandria in Miramar, the bitterness of British occupation in Midaq Alley, and the quest of Sufism in Zaabalawi.