Rasheed El‐Enany
Biographic Data
| ID | 5644524 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rasheed El‐Enany |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rasheed |
| FAMILY NAME | El‐Enany |
| SIGNATURE | EL ENANY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Arab Representations of the Occident
This is one of the first books in English to explore Arab responses to Western culture and values in modern Arab literature. Through in-depth research El-Enany examines the attitudes as expressed mainly through works of fiction written by Arab authors during the twentieth, and, to a lesser extent, nineteenth century. It constitutes an original addition to the age-old East-West debate, and is particularly relevant to the current discussion on Isla…
The Madness of Non-Conformity
This article provides an overview of the achievement of the Egyptian fiction writer, Salwā Bakr (b. 1949). All her works, from her first collection of short stories, Zīnāt fī Janāzat al-Ra'īs (Zinat in the President's Funeral, 1986), to her novel Kūkū Sūdān Kibāshī (2004) are examined. The article will serve as a systematic and comprehensive introduction for her development, her intellectual preoccupations and their artistic representations. The …
Arab Representations of the Occident
1. Introduction 2. The Pre-Colonial Period: Enchanted Encounters 3. The Colonial Period: Encounters under Duress 4. The Postcolonial Period (1): Proud Encounters 5. The Postcolonial Period (2): Humbled Encounters 6. The Encounter with America 7. The Encounter through Female Eyes 8. Concluding Remarks
Naguib Mahfouz
Tawfi ̄q al-Haki ̄m and the West
There is a considerable body of imaginative literature in Arabic, particularly fiction, which is devoted wholly or in part to the treatment of the theme of the cultural encounter/clash between East and West. Tawfi ̄q al-Haki ̄m is credited with the authorship in 1938 of the first novel in Arabic (Bird of the East) dedicated to this subject, and to the popularization of the notion, already current at the time, of the spirituality of the East and m…
The Quest for Justice in the Theatre of Alfred Farag
Naguib Mahfouz
Feature reviews
Both Left and Right Handed: Arab women talk about their lives. Bouthaina Shaaban, London: The Women's Press. 1988. 242pp. £5.95 In Search of Shadows: conversations with Egyptian women. Wedad Zenie‐Ziegler, London: Zed Books. 1988. 140pp. Khul Khal: five Egyptian women tell their stories. Nayra Atiya, London: Virago Press. 1988. 182pp. £7.95 Doing Daily Battle: interviews with Moroccan women. Fatima Mernissi, London: The Women's Press. 1988. 224pp…
The Novelist as Political Eye-Witness
Literary reviews
Taking fiction beyond the text Matigari Ngugi wa Thiong'o Translated from the Gikuyu by Wangui wa Goro Oxford: Heinemann International. 1989. 175pp. £10.95hb The mystery of identity Solitaire Tahar Ben Jelloun Translated from the French by Gareth Stanton and Nick Hindley London: Quartet. 1988. 111pp. £9.95hb The Sand Child Tahar Ben Jelloun Translated from the French by Alan Sheridan London: Quartet. 1988. 163pp. £11.95hb African conditions The A…
Literary reviews
Physician, heal thyself A Casual Brutality. Neil Bissoondath, London: Bloomsbury. 1988. 378pp. £12.95hb Inheritances A Season in Rihata. Maryse Condé, Translated from the French by Richard Philcox, Oxford: Heinemann Educational Books. 1988. 192pp. £3.95pb No Telephone to Heaven. Michelle Cliff, London: Methuen. 1988. 211pp. £10.95hb Clarise Cumberbatch Want to Go Home. Joan Cambridge, London: The Women's Press. 1988. 201pp. £3.95pb Incantatory be…
Short story
Religion in the novels of Naguib Mahfouz
(1988). Religion in the novels of Naguib Mahfouz. British Society for Middle Eastern Studies. Bulletin: Vol. 15, No. 1-2, pp. 21-27
The Madness of Non-Conformity
This article provides an overview of the achievement of the Egyptian fiction writer, Salwā Bakr (b. 1949). All her works, from her first collection of short stories, Zīnāt fī Janāzat al-Ra'īs (Zinat in the President's Funeral, 1986), to her novel Kūkū Sūdān Kibāshī (2004) are examined. The article will serve as a systematic and comprehensive introduction for her development, her intellectual preoccupations and their artistic representations. The …
Tawfi ̄q al-Haki ̄m and the West
There is a considerable body of imaginative literature in Arabic, particularly fiction, which is devoted wholly or in part to the treatment of the theme of the cultural encounter/clash between East and West. Tawfi ̄q al-Haki ̄m is credited with the authorship in 1938 of the first novel in Arabic (Bird of the East) dedicated to this subject, and to the popularization of the notion, already current at the time, of the spirituality of the East and m…
Literary reviews
Taking fiction beyond the text Matigari Ngugi wa Thiong'o Translated from the Gikuyu by Wangui wa Goro Oxford: Heinemann International. 1989. 175pp. £10.95hb The mystery of identity Solitaire Tahar Ben Jelloun Translated from the French by Gareth Stanton and Nick Hindley London: Quartet. 1988. 111pp. £9.95hb The Sand Child Tahar Ben Jelloun Translated from the French by Alan Sheridan London: Quartet. 1988. 163pp. £11.95hb African conditions The A…
Religion in the novels of Naguib Mahfouz
(1988). Religion in the novels of Naguib Mahfouz. British Society for Middle Eastern Studies. Bulletin: Vol. 15, No. 1-2, pp. 21-27
Literary reviews
Taking fiction beyond the text Matigari Ngugi wa Thiong'o Translated from the Gikuyu by Wangui wa Goro Oxford: Heinemann International. 1989. 175pp. £10.95hb The mystery of identity Solitaire Tahar Ben Jelloun Translated from the French by Gareth Stanton and Nick Hindley London: Quartet. 1988. 111pp. £9.95hb The Sand Child Tahar Ben Jelloun Translated from the French by Alan Sheridan London: Quartet. 1988. 163pp. £11.95hb African conditions The A…
Literary reviews
Physician, heal thyself A Casual Brutality. Neil Bissoondath, London: Bloomsbury. 1988. 378pp. £12.95hb Inheritances A Season in Rihata. Maryse Condé, Translated from the French by Richard Philcox, Oxford: Heinemann Educational Books. 1988. 192pp. £3.95pb No Telephone to Heaven. Michelle Cliff, London: Methuen. 1988. 211pp. £10.95hb Clarise Cumberbatch Want to Go Home. Joan Cambridge, London: The Women's Press. 1988. 201pp. £3.95pb Incantatory be…
Short story
The Novelist as Political Eye-Witness
Feature reviews
Both Left and Right Handed: Arab women talk about their lives. Bouthaina Shaaban, London: The Women's Press. 1988. 242pp. £5.95 In Search of Shadows: conversations with Egyptian women. Wedad Zenie‐Ziegler, London: Zed Books. 1988. 140pp. Khul Khal: five Egyptian women tell their stories. Nayra Atiya, London: Virago Press. 1988. 182pp. £7.95 Doing Daily Battle: interviews with Moroccan women. Fatima Mernissi, London: The Women's Press. 1988. 224pp…
Naguib Mahfouz
Tawfi ̄q al-Haki ̄m and the West
There is a considerable body of imaginative literature in Arabic, particularly fiction, which is devoted wholly or in part to the treatment of the theme of the cultural encounter/clash between East and West. Tawfi ̄q al-Haki ̄m is credited with the authorship in 1938 of the first novel in Arabic (Bird of the East) dedicated to this subject, and to the popularization of the notion, already current at the time, of the spirituality of the East and m…
The Quest for Justice in the Theatre of Alfred Farag
Naguib Mahfouz
Arab Representations of the Occident
This is one of the first books in English to explore Arab responses to Western culture and values in modern Arab literature. Through in-depth research El-Enany examines the attitudes as expressed mainly through works of fiction written by Arab authors during the twentieth, and, to a lesser extent, nineteenth century. It constitutes an original addition to the age-old East-West debate, and is particularly relevant to the current discussion on Isla…
The Madness of Non-Conformity
This article provides an overview of the achievement of the Egyptian fiction writer, Salwā Bakr (b. 1949). All her works, from her first collection of short stories, Zīnāt fī Janāzat al-Ra'īs (Zinat in the President's Funeral, 1986), to her novel Kūkū Sūdān Kibāshī (2004) are examined. The article will serve as a systematic and comprehensive introduction for her development, her intellectual preoccupations and their artistic representations. The …
Arab Representations of the Occident
1. Introduction 2. The Pre-Colonial Period: Enchanted Encounters 3. The Colonial Period: Encounters under Duress 4. The Postcolonial Period (1): Proud Encounters 5. The Postcolonial Period (2): Humbled Encounters 6. The Encounter with America 7. The Encounter through Female Eyes 8. Concluding Remarks
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