Title: Literature, gender and nation-building in nineteenth century Egypt
Description: 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 À'isha Taymur, ℗¡Hatem gives insight℗¡into how literature and the changing gender roles of women and men contributed to the definition and development of a sense of community. ℗¡
Subjects: Politics and literature, Literature and society, Criticism and interpretation, Political and social views, Arab Women authors, Sex role, Women and literature, History, Egypt, history, Islam, LITERARY CRITICISM, African, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literature
Places: Egypt
People: Taymūrīyah, ʻĀʼishah (1840 or 41-1902 or 3)
Time periods: 19th century