Mothers and daughters in Arab women's literature the family frontier /

Mothers and daughters in Arab women's literature the family frontier /

This study explores the mother-daughter relationship as the most fundamental and most intimate female relationship and as the cornerstone of Arab family life. Drawing on autobiographical and semifictional works by women writers from across the Arab world, the study offers a first-hand account of how...

Full description

Saved in:

Main Author: Abudi, Dalya.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Women and Gender: The Middle East and the Islamic World 10.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223066.

Subjects:

Arabic literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Arabs in literature.
Families in literature.
Mothers and daughters in literature.

Online Access: Login to view Source

Tags: Add Tag

No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Call Number: PJ7525.2 .A257 2011

Save to List Photographic Request Become a member
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • D. Abudi
  • Chapter One. Introduction: Why Mothers And Daughters? /
  • D. Abudi
  • Chapter Two. The Family: Arab Society In Miniature /
  • D. Abudi
  • Chapter Three. Mothers And Daughters In Autobiographical Works /
  • D. Abudi
  • Chapter Four. Mothers And Daughters In Fictional Works /
  • D. Abudi
  • Chapter Five. Portraits Of Surrogate Mother-Daughter Relationships /
  • D. Abudi
  • Chapter Six. Narratives Of Alienation And Descent Into Madness /
  • D. Abudi
  • Chapter Seven. Conclusion: The Arab Family Demystified /
  • D. Abudi
  • Bibliography /
  • D. Abudi
  • Permissions /
  • D. Abudi
  • Index /
  • D. Abudi.