History of Modern Arabic Literature

Author: Zhong Jikun
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The term "modern" in A History of Modern Arabic Literature refers to the period relative to the "ancient" era, but it actually encompasses the period from the early 19th century to the late 20th century, commonly known as the modern, contemporary, and even the contemporary. The book is divided into five parts. Part I is the general introduction, which provides a brief overview of ancient Arabic literature before comprehensively introducing the modern history, cultural background, and the development, evolution, and influential literary genres, schools, writers, poets, and works in the Arab world. The remaining four parts focus on the modern literature of various Arab countries by region and country. Part II covers the Nile Basin, including Egypt and Sudan. Part III covers the Sham region, which includes Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine. Part IV covers the Maghreb region, including Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya. Part V covers Iraq, Yemen, and the six Gulf countries. The book provides detailed and selective analyses and introductions of the origins, evolution, current state, important literary schools, writers, poets, and their representative works in the modern literature of Arab countries.