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Etel Adnam : Critical Essays on the Arab-American Writer and Artist by Lisa Suhair Majaj (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Etel Adnan : Critical Essays on the Arab-American Writer and Artist, Paperback by Majaj, Lisa Suhair (EDT); Amireh, Amal (EDT), ISBN 0786410728, ISBN-13 9780786410729, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Majaj and Amireh (English and world literature, George Mason U.) provide a biography and introduction to this volume of essays on Adnan. The essays are grouped in two parts, the first on Adnan's poetry, prose, and art; the second on her well-known novel Sitt Marie Rose . Several of the contributors teach English, French, and comparative literature at American and Lebanese universities; the remainder are writers, scholars, and poets. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786410728
ISBN-139780786410729
eBay Product ID (ePID)1891628
Product Key Features
Number of Pages221 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEtel Adnam : Critical Essays on the Arab-American Writer and Artist
Publication Year2002
SubjectGeneral
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorLisa Suhair Majaj
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-044928
Dewey Edition21
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal811/.54
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface: Situating Etel Adnan in a Literary Context Introduction: Biographical and Career Highlights BEYOND BORDERS: ETEL ADNAN'S WRITING AND 1 Etel Adnan: A Cosmic Poet 2 The Arab Apocalypse as a Critique of Colonialism and Imperialism 3 Irremediable Ecstasy: Modes of the Lyric 4 From Beirut to Beirut: Exile, Wandering and Homecoming 5 On Perception: Etel Adnan's Visual Art 6 Variations on an Andalusian Theme: Undated Letters to Etel READING SITT MARIE ROSE 7 Mary Rose 8 The International Reception 9 Transgressive Subjects: Gender, War, and Colonialism 10 Ever Since Gilgamesh: Etel Adnan's Discourse of National Unity 11 Among Good Christian Peoples: Teaching Sitt Marie Rose 12 Voice, Narrative, and Political Critique About the Contributors Index
SynopsisThis collection of essays concentrates on Arab-American writer and artist Etel Adnan. Up until now, there has been no single volume dedicated to her work despite Adnan's increasing recognition and acclaim across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. The essays fall into two sections. In the first, the essays respond to the range of vision and experience in Adnan's writing and art through analysis and appreciation. The second section focuses on responses to and interpretations of Sitt Marie Rose, Adnan's well known novel about the Lebanese war. As a whole, the writings in this work seek to provide a comprehensive look at Adnan's literary and artistic accomplishments through analysis and close readings that place her texts within wider literary contexts., This collection of essays concentrates on Arab-American writer and artist Etel Adnan. It seeks to provide a comprehensive look at Adnan's literary and artistic accomplishments through analysis and close readings.
LC Classification NumberPS3551.D65Z66 2001
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