1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910774793403321

Autore

Kluge Sofie

Titolo

Literature and historiography in the Spanish Golden Age : the poetics of history / / Sofie Kluge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Routledge, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-00-320357-4

1-000-45084-8

1-003-20357-4

1-000-45086-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 pages)

Collana

Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture

Disciplina

860.9/358

Soggetti

Spanish literature - Classical period, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Literature and history - Spain

History in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I: Writing History -- 1 Theory of History -- Calling for Plot -- Platonic History -- Ut pictura historia -- Verisimilitude -- True Falseness -- 2 Historical Prose -- A General History -- The Historian's Toolbox -- Alternative Histories -- The True History -- PART II: Poeticising History -- 3 Theory of Poetry -- Weaving a Story -- Benefits of History -- Writing Christian Deeds -- 4 Historical Poetry -- A Historical Master -- Popular Historiography? -- Poetry as Counterhistory -- The Voice of History -- Destabilising Dream -- PART III: Staging History -- 5 Theory of Drama -- Cathartic History -- Tragicomedy Takes the Stage -- Theatrum Historiae -- 6 Historical Drama -- Dramaturge of History -- History-Errant -- History as Divine Pageant -- The Historian's Hand -- Doublespeak -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784182803321

Autore

Zachs Fruma

Titolo

The Making of a Syrian Identity : Intellectuals and Merchants in Nineteenth-Century Beirut / / Fruma Zachs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2005

ISBN

1-280-86736-1

9786610867363

90-474-0667-2

1-4337-0669-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Collana

Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; ; 98

Disciplina

305.892/75691056925/09034

Soggetti

Intellectual life

National characteristics, Syrian

Syrians - Lebanon - Beirut

Beirut (Lebanon) History 19th century

Beirut (Lebanon) Intellectual life 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of Illustrations; Preface; Note on Transliteration; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One. First Notions of a ""Syrian Vision"": The Period of Amir Bashir II; Chapter Two. Beirut and the Emergence of a ""Syrian Identity"": Christian Arabs as Agents of Change; Chapter Three. Re-enforcing an Identity: The Tan*imat Reforms; Chapter Four. Revisiting the American Presbyterian Missionaries in Nineteenth Century Syria; Chapter Five. Narrating an Identity: New Genres, New Identity (1858-1881); Epilogue

Appendix I: Biographies of Leading Families and Individuals from the Syrian Middle StratumAppendix II: The Various Meanings and Definitions of the Name ""Syria""; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Exploring the origins and development of the Syrian identity, during the 18th and 19th centuries, through the role of Christian Arab intellectuals and merchants, Ottomans and American missionaries, this volume examines its background, stages of evolution, and components. It shows that the contribution of these Christian Arabs,



despite their relatively small number, lies in the processes they set in motion, being the first to promote territorial concepts along with a secular interpretation of Arab culture. This Syrian identity constitutes an innovative case study in the broader discipline of proto-national identity and the study of the development of local identities in Middle Eastern countries. It is also a vital basis for research of 20th century Syrian nationalism.