Title Literature, gender, and nation-building in nineteenth-century Egypt : the life and works of ʹAísha Taymur / by Mervat F. Hatem

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 Why Study ̀A'isha Taymur? * The Changing Islamic-Ottoman World of the Taymur Family * Literature and Nation Building in Nineteenth Century Egypt *€The Crisis and Reform of Dynastic Society and Government€* From Fiction to Social Criticism * Hilyat al-Tiraz: Hybridity and the Intersection of the Old and the New and Personal and Public Struggles *€The Finest of Her Class: Taymur on Literature, Gender, and Nation-Building€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ Summary This book examines how the process of nation-building in Egypt helped transform Egypt from an Ottoman province to an Arabic speaking national community. Through the discussion of the life and works of℗¡ the prominent writer À'isha Taymur, ℗¡Hatem gives insight℗¡into how literature and the changing gender roles of women and men contributed to the definition and development of a sense of community. ℗¡ Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Taymūrīyah, ʻĀʼishah, 1840 or 1841-1902 or 1903 -- Criticism and interpretation Taymūrīyah, ʻĀʼishah, 1840 or 1841-1902 or 1903 -- Political and social views SUBJECT Taymūrīyah, ʻĀʼishah, 1840 or 1841-1902 or 1903 fast Subject Women authors, Arab -- Egypt -- Political and social views Politics and literature -- Egypt -- History -- 19th century Literature and society -- Egypt -- History -- 19th century Women and literature -- Egypt -- History -- 19th century Sex role -- Egypt -- History -- 19th century Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers -- c 1800 to c 1900 -- Middle East -- Egypt. Islam -- c 1800 to c 1900 -- Middle East -- Egypt. LITERARY CRITICISM -- African. Literature. Literature and society Political and social views Politics and literature Sex role Women and literature Women authors, Arab -- Political and social views Egypt Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230118607 0230118607 9781349295302 1349295302

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