A Critical Study of the Works of Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian Writer and Activist:
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1. Verfasser: Royer, Diana (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewiston Edwin Mellen Press 2000
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Beschreibung:Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface:Nawal El Saadawi in the Context of Globalization; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Modern Egypt; Chapter 2: Ancient Egypt; Chapter 3: Isis as Antidote: Two Women in One; Chapter 4: Fusing Form and Content: The Circling Song; Chapter 5: Writing the Savage Truth: Woman at Point Zero; Chapter 6: The Peasant as Pawn: God Dies by the Nile; Chapter 7: The Goddess and Global Feminism: Some Connections between Nawal El Saadawi and Virginia Woolf; Notes; Bibliography; Index
This volume sets El Saadawi's literary work within the context of her activism, in particular showing how her ideas for the renewal of society run through her writing. As a companion for reading her fiction and nonfiction, this volume contextualizes her work by taking into consideration the complexities of Egyptian society today - in particular, Islamic fundamentalism and women's status. It also introduces the current scholarly debate on ancient women's status. Chapters on individual novels look both at technique (oral literary traditions, woman's narrative, imagery) and topic (female circumci
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ISBN:077341200X
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