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Author:

Seymour-Jorn, Caroline.

Title:

Cultural criticism in Egyptian women's writing / Caroline Seymour-Jorn.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Syracuse University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xli, 182 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Arabic fiction--Egypt--History and criticism.
Arabic fiction--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Arabic fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
Women authors, Egyptian--20th century--Political and social views.
Literature and society--Egypt.
Women in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Social problems in literature.
Social conflict in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The 1970s writers in context -- Salwa Bakr: the poetics of marginalization -- Ebtihal Salem: journeys into memory and experience -- Nemat El-Behairy: writing transgression -- Radwa Ashour: fiction writing as a history of the subjective -- Etidal Osman: Egyptian women's writing and creativity -- Conclusion.

Series:

Contemporary issues in the Middle East

ISBN:

081563286X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815632863 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)713189572

LCCN:

2011034598

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)