An important characteristic of modern Arabic literature is that it has to define its modernity not only in relation to Western civilization, but also in relation to its rich cultural past. Instead of the ideal types provided in traditional medieval...
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An important characteristic of modern Arabic literature is that it has to define its modernity not only in relation to Western civilization, but also in relation to its rich cultural past. Instead of the ideal types provided in traditional medieval literature, modern literature deals with concrete, observable reality. The author provides an overview of recurrent themes in modern Arabic literature, which "often take the form of opposites or polarities: town and country, tradition and modernity, East and West, or Arab and European, freedom and authority, society and the alienated individual". To illustrate these typical themes, the author gives many examples of modern Arabic literature written between 1871 and 1989. He focuses on literature treating conflicts that have resulted from the clash between Western and Oriental culture. (DÜI-Kli)
