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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-14543-4
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Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Near Eastern Studies
Body granting the degree
The University of Arizona
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2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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My dissertation examines the Russian influence on the critical writing, poetry, prose and philosophy of Mikhail Naimy (1889-1988), the world renowned figure in modern Arabic literature. Together with Jibran Khalil Jibran, Ameen al-Rihani, Ilia Abu Madi, Rachid Ayuub, and several other Arab-American men of letters he founded the Pen Association, a literary league in New York in 1920 that lifted Arabic literature from the quagmire of stagnation, imitation and old classicism. They also promoted the new generation of Arab writers and made it an active force in Arab nationalism.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Comparative literature; Modern literature; Middle Eastern literature; Creativity; French language; Poetry; Arabic language; Russian language; Cultural identity; Literary criticism; Cultural factors; Imitation; Cultural background; Prose; Literature; Philosophy
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Language, literature and linguistics;Al-rabitah al-qalamiyyah;Arabic literary criticism;Lebanese literature;Modern arabic lierature;Naimy, mikhail;Russian literature influence on arabic literature