Writers and Nations
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Mohammed G. Alghamdi’s Writers and Nations: The Case of American and Saudi Literatures offers a unique and illuminating comparative study of two national literatures during critical formative periods: American literature of the nineteenth century and Saudi Arabian literature of the late twentieth century to the present. Alghamdi’s cross-cultural perspective yields original insights into how literature contributes to nation formation by mediating differences between dominant and marginalized communities. With its astute and surprising comparisons, Alghamdi’s book will be of interest to scholars of both national literatures and should serve to elevate the global profile of the underappreciated Saudi authors it treats.
» Carl Ostrowski, author of Literature and Criminal Justice in Antebellum America
Writers and Nations:The Case of American and Saudi Literatures examines how the concept of the nation in nineteenth century American literature and twentieth century and contemporary Saudi Arabian literature is represented in an array of relevant works. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Lexington Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781793650832
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«
Mohammed G. Alghamdi’s Writers and Nations: The Case of American and Saudi Literatures offers a unique and illuminating comparative study of two national literatures during critical formative periods: American literature of the nineteenth century and Saudi Arabian literature of the late twentieth century to the present. Alghamdi’s cross-cultural perspective yields original insights into how literature contributes to nation formation by mediating differences between dominant and marginalized communities. With its astute and surprising comparisons, Alghamdi’s book will be of interest to scholars of both national literatures and should serve to elevate the global profile of the underappreciated Saudi authors it treats.
» Carl Ostrowski, author of Literature and Criminal Justice in Antebellum America
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Books on Saudi literature in English, or for that matter in any language other than Arabic are so rare that the publication of a study that offers the English speaking world an overview of that literature is welcome enough. But when that study is presented from a comparative perspective that illuminates the ties between Saudi and American literature, it assumes an even higher value. I am quite impressed to see Dr. Alghamdi’s book published.
» Saad A. Albazei, Author of, among others, Desert Culture (1991); Cultural Encounters (2014)