Literature, Gender, and Nation-Building in Nineteenth-Century Egypt [electronic resource] : The Life and Works of  `A'isha Taymur /
Hatem, M.author.
This book examines how the process of nation-building in Egypt helped transform Egypt from an Ottoman province to an Arabic speaking national community. Through the discussion of the life and works of  the prominent writer `A'isha Taymur, Hatem gives insight into how literature and the changing gender roles of women and men contributed to the definition and/or development of a sense of community.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Note from the Editor; Foreword; Introduction: Why Study `A'isha Taymur?; 1 The Changing Islamic-Ottoman World of the Taymur Family; 2 Literature and Nation-Building in Nineteenth-Century Egypt; 3 The Crisis and Reform of Islamic Dynastic Government and Society; 4 From Fiction to Social Criticism; 5 Hilyat al-Tiraz: Hybridity, the Intersection of the Old and the New, and Private and Public Struggles; 6 The Finest of Her Class: Taymur on Literature, Gender, and Nation-Building; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book examines how the process of nation-building in Egypt helped transform Egypt from an Ottoman province to an Arabic speaking national community. Through the discussion of the life and works of  the prominent writer `A'isha Taymur, Hatem gives insight into how literature and the changing gender roles of women and men contributed to the definition and/or development of a sense of community.
Taymūrīyah, ʻĀʼishah, 1840 or 1841-1902 or 1903
Taymūrīyah, ʻĀʼishah, 1840 or 1841-1902 or 1903
Religion—History.
Middle East—History.
Literature.
Literature   .
Islam.
Fiction.
History of Religion.
History of the Middle East.
Literature, general.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Islam.
Fiction.