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Author Ṭāhā, Ibrāhīm.

Title The Palestinian novel : a communication study / Ibrahim Taha.

Publication Info. London ; Richmond : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Curzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures
Curzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229) and index.
Contents 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; 2. Author, Text and Reader -- A Model of Partnership; From Text to Reader -- A General Survey; The Literary Communication Pact -- A Proposed Model; Conclusion; 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.
Summary 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.
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Subject Arabic fiction -- Palestine -- History and criticism.
Arabic fiction.
Arabic fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Palestinian Arabs in literature.
Palestinian Arabs in literature.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Ṭāhā, Ibrāhīm. Palestinian novel 0700712712 (DLC) 2002491978 (OCoLC)52541882
ISBN 9781136836213 (electronic book)
1136836217 (electronic book)
1299870880 (e-book)
9781299870888 (e-book)
0700712712
9780700712717