ABSTRACT

Providing a broad ranging and unique comparative study of the development of English, Persian and Arabic literature, this book looks at their interrelations with specific reference to modernity, nationalism and social value. It gives a strong theoretical underpinning to the development of Middle Eastern literature in the modern period.

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Part 1 LITERARY HISTORY AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: The Middle East and Europe

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Part 2 NINETEENTH-CENTURY ARABIAN NIGHTS’ BIOGRAPHIES