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The Poetics of Urban Space: Structures of Literarising Egyptian Metropolis

The Poetics of Urban Space: Structures of Literarising Egyptian Metropolis 1 For studies of this type cf. the surveys of Charles Vial, “Le Caire des romanciers égyptiens”, Annales Islamologiques , 8 (1969), p. 151-165; M.M. Badawi, “The City in Modern Egyptian Literature”, in: id., Modern Arabic Literature and the West , London 1985, p. 26-43; and Robin Ostle, “The City in Modern Arabic Literature”, BSOAS, 49 (1986), p. 193-202. 2 This role has been acknowledged, in a Ž rst step, by dedicating to it a conference © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 1999 Arabica , tome XLVI THE POETICS OF URBAN SPACE: STRUCTURES OF LITERARISING EGYPTIAN METROPOLIS by STEPHAN GUTH University of Berne, Switzerland Preliminary remarks T his article is the outcome of a seminary held at Berne University with students of the intermediate level of Arabic (3rd year). The texts that we built upon were chosen mainly to meet pedagogical require- ments (not too long, a translation preferably available, di V erent peri- ods covered, etc.). I have however been careful to ensure a certain degree of ‘typicality’, and therefore ‘generalisability’, with regard to stylistic features and thematic aspects of the periods of 20th century Egyptian literary history. This study does not focus primarily on the phenomena listed http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Arabica Brill

The Poetics of Urban Space: Structures of Literarising Egyptian Metropolis

Guth, Stephan
Arabica , Volume 46 (3): 454 – Jan 1, 1999
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© 1999 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1 For studies of this type cf. the surveys of Charles Vial, “Le Caire des romanciers égyptiens”, Annales Islamologiques , 8 (1969), p. 151-165; M.M. Badawi, “The City in Modern Egyptian Literature”, in: id., Modern Arabic Literature and the West , London 1985, p. 26-43; and Robin Ostle, “The City in Modern Arabic Literature”, BSOAS, 49 (1986), p. 193-202. 2 This role has been acknowledged, in a Ž rst step, by dedicating to it a conference © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 1999 Arabica , tome XLVI THE POETICS OF URBAN SPACE: STRUCTURES OF LITERARISING EGYPTIAN METROPOLIS by STEPHAN GUTH University of Berne, Switzerland Preliminary remarks T his article is the outcome of a seminary held at Berne University with students of the intermediate level of Arabic (3rd year). The texts that we built upon were chosen mainly to meet pedagogical require- ments (not too long, a translation preferably available, di V erent peri- ods covered, etc.). I have however been careful to ensure a certain degree of ‘typicality’, and therefore ‘generalisability’, with regard to stylistic features and thematic aspects of the periods of 20th century Egyptian literary history. This study does not focus primarily on the phenomena listed

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