Compiling an anthology is always a heavy and risky job, mainly when the ambitious as well as worthy of praise goal is to bring together, under a single title, literary texts that are from different but closely related geographic areas, such as those of the Middle East. Stephan Guth, an expert professor of modern and contemporary Arabic literature at the University of Oslo, had the courage to embark upon this undertaking, completing a decidedly meritorious and stimulating work, although it leaves the reader in some perplexity
Literary Visions of the Middle East. An anthology of canonical masterpieces of Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hebrew fiction (mid-19th to early 21st centuries). Compiled, edited and commented by Stephan Guth, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2019, pp. 544 / Monaco, Arturo. - In: RIVISTA DEGLI STUDI ORIENTALI. - ISSN 0392-4866. - XCIII:1-2(2020), pp. 117-119.
Literary Visions of the Middle East. An anthology of canonical masterpieces of Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hebrew fiction (mid-19th to early 21st centuries). Compiled, edited and commented by Stephan Guth, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2019, pp. 544
Arturo Monaco
2020
Abstract
Compiling an anthology is always a heavy and risky job, mainly when the ambitious as well as worthy of praise goal is to bring together, under a single title, literary texts that are from different but closely related geographic areas, such as those of the Middle East. Stephan Guth, an expert professor of modern and contemporary Arabic literature at the University of Oslo, had the courage to embark upon this undertaking, completing a decidedly meritorious and stimulating work, although it leaves the reader in some perplexityI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
