Title Urban space in contemporary Egyptian literature : portraits of Cairo / Mara Naaman

Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Description 1 online resource Series Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world. Contents The Urban as Theoretical Frame * Specter of Paris: The Staging of Cairo's Modern City Center * Reconstructing a National Past: Radwa 'Ashur's Revisionist History of the Downtown * The Indigenous Modernism of Khayri Shalabi: Popular Intellectuals and the Neighborhood Ghurza€* The Proletarian Revolution that Never Was: Idris 'Ali's Nubian Perspective€* The Nation Recast through National Bestseller: Alaa al-Aswany's Ode to Downtown Cairo€* Wust al-Balad as Neo-Bohemia: Writing in Defense of a Vanishing Public Sphere€ Summary This book is an examination of how the space of the downtown served dual purposes as both a symbol of colonial influence and capital in Egypt, as well as a staging ground for the demonstrations of the Egyptian nationalist movement. It is through the lens of literature, in this case a body of texts that form an archive on the downtown, that one is able to understand the layered significance of this space for multiple generations of Egyptians "This book is an examination of how the space of the downtown served dual purposes as both a symbol of colonial influence and capital in Egypt, as well as a staging ground for the demonstrations of the Egyptian nationalist movement. It is through the lens of literature, in this case a body of texts that form an archive on the downtown, that one is able to understand the layered significance of this space for multiple generations of Egyptians"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214) and index Notes Print version record Subject Egyptian literature -- History and criticism Public spaces in literature. Cities and towns in literature. National characteristics, Egyptian, in literature. Literary studies: from c 1900 -- Egyptian. LITERARY CRITICISM -- African. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Middle Eastern. LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. Literature. Cities and towns in literature Egyptian literature National characteristics, Egyptian, in literature Public spaces in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230119710 0230119719 9780230347496 0230347495 9780230108653 0230108652 9781349291434 1349291439

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