Taha Hussein and the Case for World Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8910210 |
|---|---|
| Authors | May Hawas (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-92 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Literature Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4132 • E-ISSN: 1528-4212 |
| Publisher | The Pennsylvania State University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5325/complitstudies.55.1.0066 |
| OpenAlex | W2793286463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
How and why has world literature been promoted as a discipline outside of Western contexts? Expanding the grounds of comparative literature to include non-Western texts also requires emphasizing the work of non-Western theorists as cultural actors. In an effort to widen the conversation on the early theoretical tenets of the field, this article presents the vision of world literature promoted by one of the foremost Egyptian writers of the twentieth century, Taha Hussein, drawing on his writings in English, Arabic, and French. The article examines Hussein's understanding of why literary comparison was important for developing countries beyond postcolonial paradigms, and specifically what the classical tradition of Arabic education might offer the study of modern world literature
Arabic · Arabic literature · Art · Comparative literature · Conversation · Field (mathematics · Linguistics · Literature · Sociology · Western literature · World literature · Comparative and World Literature · History · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |