The Lebanese-Phoenician nationalist movement : literature, language and identity / / by Basilius Bawardi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910150291003321
• Autore: Bawardi Basilius
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2016
• ISBN: 9781350988873; 1350988871; 9781786720122; 1786720124
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Disciplina: 305.80095692
• Soggetti: Language and languages - Political aspects; Nationalism and literature - Lebanon; Nationalism - Lebanon; Phoenicians - Lebanon; Lebanon Ethnic relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
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• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Content -- Note on Transliteration viii -- Acknowledgements ix -- Introduction 1 -- 1. Historical Background: The Birth of the Phoenician-Lebanese National Thought -- 2. Phoenician-Lebanese Literature: Founding Generation -- 3. The Second Generation: Mayy Murr and Mūrīs 'Awwād -- 4. Summary - or is it the End of the Phoenician Movement? -- AppendixI 136 -- Appendix II 141 -- Appendix III 143 -- Appendix IV 147 -- Notes 153 -- Bibliography 176 -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The question of belonging has formed the basis of the political, religious and cultural tensions in Lebanon, to the point that sectarian conflict on the country's future contributed significantly to the outbreak of civil war in 1975. This book focuses on the development of the Phoenician-Lebanese movement that struggled against the hegemonic status of Arabic language and culture. The Phoenician-Lebanese were a ; predominantly Maronite Christian group who attempted to remove themselves from the Muslim and Arab world throughout the twentieth century. Their demands for self-definition as a nation and their desire to establish their own culture were rooted in the concept of their ancient Phoenician past. Basilius Bawardi examines four prominent authors who formed the basis on which all engaged so-called Phoenician literature was built: Sharl Qurm, Sa'id 'Aql, Mayy Murr and Muris 'Awwad. The literary corpus of these writers was a critical component of the political activity that strove to distinguish the native Lebanese inhabitants from their Arab-Muslim neighbours.Studying these authors' works in both a literary and historical way, Bawardi shows how language was used to promote a specific political agenda and identifies the strong connections between language, literature and nation building. As well as revealing the nationalist struggle as it emerges in prose and poetry, the book discusses the history and formation of modern day Lebanon and why language and literature are so crucial for members of a national minority."--Bloomsbury Publishing.