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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part 1 LITERARY HISTORY AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: The Middle East and Europe
part |2 pages
Part 2 NINETEENTH-CENTURY ARABIAN NIGHTS’ BIOGRAPHIES
part |2 pages
Part 3 WRITING TRAVELS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS