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Recognition in the Arabic narrative tradition : discovery, deliverance and delusion

By Kennedy , Philip F.

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781474427081, 1474427081
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1270553 bytes)
Series
Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature.
Pages
0\368
Time added
2018-08-03 03:33:05
Arabic literature -- History and criticism;Arabicmotives;Arabic literature

Description

This volume analyses the recognition scene in the Arabic narrative tradition. According to Aristotle, a well-crafted recognition scene is one of the basic constituents of a successful narrative. It is the point when hidden facts and identities come to light - in the classic instance, a son discovers in horror that his wife is his mother and his children are his siblings. Here, Philip F. Kennedy shows how 'recognition' is key to an understanding of how one reads values and meaning into, or out of, a story.  Read more...

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