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1 online resource (422 pages) |
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Library of Arabic Literature |
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Library of Arabic literature.
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Cover; Letter from the General Editor; About this Paperback; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Note on the Translation; Notes to the Introduction; What Ê¿Ä®sÄ#x81; ibn HishÄ#x81;m Told Us; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 21, September 8, 1898; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 23, September 22, 1898; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 24, September 29, 1898; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 30, November 10, 1898; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 31, November 17, 1898; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 32, November 24, 1898; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 34, December 8, 1898; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 35, December 15, 1898; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 39, January 12, 1899 |
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Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 40, January 19, 1899Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 41, January 26, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 42, February 2, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 43, February 9, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 44, February 16, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 48, March 23, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 49, March 30, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 50, April 6, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 54, May 11, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 55, May 18, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 57, June 1, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 58, June 8, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 59, June 15, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 63, July 13, 1899 |
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Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 64, July 20, 1899Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 68, August 17, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 69, August 24, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 71, September 7, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 72, September 14, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 74, September 28, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 80, November 9, 1899; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 87, January 4, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 88, January 11, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 89, January 18, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 90, January 25, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 91, February 8, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 92, February 15, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 103, May 11, 1900 |
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Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 104, May 18, 1900Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 105, May 25, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 106, June 1, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 107, June 8, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 116, August 17, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 117, August 34, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 118, August 31, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 121, September 21, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 123, October 5, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 126, October 26, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 130, November 23, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 133, December 14, 1900; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 192, February 14, 1902; Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 193, February 21, 1902 |
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Miá¹£bÄ#x81;áıÆ al-sharq 196, March 14, 1902Notes; Glossary of Names and Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute; About the Translator; The Library of Arabic Literature |
| Summary |
Trenchant and witty critiques of life in Cairo under British ruleWhat 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is a masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muhammad al-Muwaylihi, this highly original work was first introduced in serialized form in his family's pioneering newspaper Misbah al-Sharq (Light of the East) and later published in book form in 1907. Widely hailed for its erudition and mordant wit, What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us was embraced by Egypt's burgeoning reading public and soon became required reading for generations of school students.Bridging classical genres and modern Arabic fiction, What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is divided into two parts. Sarcastic in tone and critical in outlook, the first part of the book relates the excursions of its narrator, 'Isa ibn Hisham, and his companion, the Pasha, through a rapidly westernizing Cairo and provides vivid commentary on a society negotiating--however imperfectly--the clash between traditional norms and imported cultural values. The second half takes the narrator to Paris to visit the Exposition Universelle of 1900, where al-Muwaylihi casts a critical eye on European society, modernity, and the role of Western imperialism as it ripples across the globe.Paving the way for the modern Arabic novel, What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is invaluable both for its insight into colonial Egypt and its pioneering role in Arabic literary history |
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Print version record |
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Arabic prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Maqamah.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern.
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Arabic prose literature
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Maqamah
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Golia, Maria
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Allen, Roger
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| ISBN |
9781479836710 |
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1479836710 |
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