TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aghacy,Samira
TI  - Ageing in the modern Arabic novel
SN  - 9781474466783
AV  - PJ7571 
U1  - 892.73009354 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Arabic fiction
KW  - 20th century
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Aging in literature
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Ageing in the Modern Arabic Novel -- Copyright -- Contents -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Ageing in Traditional Neighbourhoods: Conformity and Transgression -- 2 Hoary Monuments, Residual Bodies: Senescence in the City -- 3 Menopausal Tremors: Refurbishing the Body -- 4 Senile Masculinity: The Male Body in Crisis -- 5 Yarns of Later Life: Transgressive Strategies -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - By assembling a range of fictional works from different parts of the Arab world that incorporate older characters, this book draws on a range of theoretical approaches to aging, particularly from the perspective of gender and feminism, to reconcile the biological and cultural understandings of old age
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