SOME PROMINENT THEMES IN MODERN ARAB LITERATURE
WOS: 000440377800008 The Arab literature in the modern era, which began with the invasion of Egypt by Napoleon in 1789, produced, after periods of translations and adaptations, works of different themes starting with poems written by Mahmud Sami al-Barudi, Ahmet Shavki and Hafez Ibrahem who are the...
| Published in: | Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi |
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SELCUK UNIV, FAC LETTERS
2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/34015 https://doi.org/10.21497/sefad.11501 |
| Summary: | WOS: 000440377800008 The Arab literature in the modern era, which began with the invasion of Egypt by Napoleon in 1789, produced, after periods of translations and adaptations, works of different themes starting with poems written by Mahmud Sami al-Barudi, Ahmet Shavki and Hafez Ibrahem who are the pioneers of the neo-classical poetry, and the first original novel in Arab literature, namely Zaynab, by Muhammad Husayn Haykal. Among these themes, the theme of society and politics, which was touched upon by almost all poets and writers, stand out. In parallel with this, the theme of Palestine, which is a social and political issue and at the same time a problem upon which perhaps the whole Arab World agrees, was dealt with by poets like Mahmud Darvish, who was specifically identified with this issue, and Amal Dunkul. The theme of "Woman and Love", on the other hand, which is an indispensable part of all world literatures, also attracted attention within the Arab society. A figure who stood out in this regard was Nizar Kabbani, who also dealt with the theme of Palestine. Themes of "East-West Conflict" and "Generation Change and Gap" were handled by authors such as Nagouib Mahfuz, Taha Huseyn and Tavfik el-Hakem. Anti-religionist themes where religious values were marginalized through a leftist and feminist approach and socialist and Western values were advocated, were employed by writers like Salame Musa and Naval Sa'davi. On the other hand, authors such as Sayyed Kutub, Nagouib al-Kaylani and Ali Ahmad Bakaser wrote books from an Islamic point of view. |
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