The Palestinian novel : a communication study / / Ibrahim Taha

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910806922103321
• Autore: Ṭāhā Ibrāhīm
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2002
• ISBN: 1-136-83628-4; 1-315-02822-0; 1-136-83621-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Collana: Curzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures
• Disciplina: 892.7/360995694
• Soggetti: Arabic fiction - Palestine - History and criticism; Arabic fiction - 20th century - History and criticism; Palestinian Arabs in literature
• 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 (pages 221-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Palestinian Novel in Israel: An Overview; 1. The Palestinian Literature in Israel; Who constitute the Palestinian Minority in Israel?; Literature from 1948-1967: A Confused Arab Minority; Literature from 1967-1997: A Unified Palestinian Minority; A Committed and an Engaged Literature; Conclusion; 2. Author, Text and Reader - A Model of Partnership; From Text to Reader - A General Survey; The Literary Communication Pact - A Proposed Model; Conclusion; 3. The Author as a Serious Comedian; IntroductionTechniques of Humor - Direct Response; Techniques of Narrative and Focalization - the Art of Persuasion; Techniques of Intertextuality - Delayed Communication ; Conclusion; 4 .The Author as a Character; The Genre Identity of the Novel; Subjects and Quasi-Subjects in Literary Communication; Conclusion; 5. The Author as a Scholar; Introduction; Plot Structure of the Novel; Representative Characterization; Static Quality of the Plot; Structure of Conflicts and Parallels; Closed Quality of the Ending; The Author's Resurrection and the Reader's Death; Conclusion; 6.The Author as a PartnerThe Textual Reality Model; The Author's Intervention; Conclusion; 7. The Author as a Narrator; The Nature of ; the Plot; The Intervention of the Author; Inter-Textual Relationships; Conclusion; 8. The Author as an Historian; Introduction: General Structure; Blurring of the Chronological Sequence and Delay; The Narrative Method; Conclusion; Conclusion: Author-reader struggle over text domination; Appendix: Novels and Novellas Written by Palestiniansin Israel (1948-1997); Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines the complex relationship between the reality of the Palestinian minority in Israel and their literature through six novels, according to a literary communication model which enables Dr Taha to examine how authors who belong to this minority relate to their readers.