19 books
On Literature arabic[3] english[5] french[11]
Classical Poems by Arab Women. A Bilingual Anthology
Abdullah al-Udhari
Saqi Books 1999
Bilingual Anthology; an exclusively female view of arab poetry which 'reflects feelings of passionate equality, together with those of subtle, sharply witty superiority all of which are directed towards their menfolk 'with a 'compelling significance of the religion and politics of the times and the blazing independence of these women.'
Love and Sexuality in Modern Arab Literature
Edited by Roger Allen, Hilary Kilpatrick
Ed de Moor; Saqi Books 1995
Treatment of writings (late 19th century-late 1980s) by modern Arab poets and novelists (Tawfiq al-Hakm, Jabra Ibrahm Jabra, Aduns, Layla Ba'albakki, Najb Mahfuz, Edwar al-Kharrat, Layla al-'Uthman and Nizar Qabban) on the theme of love and sexuality in segregated, conservative societies with a repressive attitude towards women.
Khalil Haoui: philosophie de la poésie et de la civilisation
Rita Awad
Dar An-Nahar 2002
A book on the poetry of Khalil Haoui where the author reveals an unknown facet of the poet through deciphering his texts and restituting his inspiration.
Aux Frontières des Deux Genres : en Hommage à Andrée Chédid
Carmen Boustani (directed by)
Karthala 2004
A compilation of texts in homage to Andrée Chédid’s writings based on her aesthetic journey between the literary "genre" and the feminine "genre".
Effets du Féminin: Variations Narratives Francophones
Carmen Boustani (directed by)
Karthala (coll. Lettres du Sud) 2004
Carmen boustani studies the verbal and non-verbal expression, making a critical gaming out of the "feminine".
Parcours en francophonie(s)
Zahida Darwiche Jabbour
Dar An-Nahar 2003
A study and an analysis on the concept and realities of francophonie and francophone literature, in particular in the Near-East, in the Maghreb and in Africa.
Etude sur la Poésie Libanaise Francophone
Zahida Darwiche-Jabbour
Dar An-Nahar 1997
About Lebanese poetry written in french.
An Ear to the Ground: Presenting Writers from 2 Coasts
Edited by Scott C. Davis
Cune 1997
An anthology of Arab-American writers such as Jocelyne M. Ajami, Sara Nadia Rashad, Lisa Suheir Majaj, Hanna Eady, Natalie Handal, Nimri Aziz, not classifying the writers," supporting stereotypes about each of the ethnic identities that are supposed to exist in America. But including "a variety of voices, providing the reader with glimpses of what it is like to be an American from any of the many, varied, multifaceted backgrounds that everyone comes from."
Liban, Figures Contemporaines
Mardam-Bey Farouk
Circé 1999
From the 19th century until 1999, a study on the important contribution of Lebanon to the cultural Arab Modernity through the portraits of 16 great Lebanese writers such as Ahmad Faris Al-Chidiac, Gibran, Elias Abou Chabaka, and artists such as the painter Omar Ounsi and the musician Asi Al-Rahbani.
La poesie Libanaise de langue Francaise
Ghaleb Ghanem , translated by J.-P. Fattal
Pub. De l'universite Libanaise 1981
On Frida Bagdadi, Tamar, Julien Harb.
The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology (bilingual - Arabic and English)
Edited by Nathalie Handal
Interlink 2000
A bilingual - Arabic and English- introduction to Arab women poets of the twentieth century in exile or living in non-Arab countries, and women poets of Arab descent from Europe and North America. (Elmaz Abi-Nader, Etel Adnan, 'Aisha Arnaout, Andree Chedid, Nada al-Hage, Hoda Hussein, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Joanna Kadi, Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Nazik al-Mala'ika, Houda al-Na'mani, Lisa Suhair Majaj, Zakiyya Malallah, Naomi Shihab Nye, Amina Said, Munia Samara, Lina Tibi, Fadwa Tuqan . . . ), who are known and unknown to the West, and demonstrates the wide diversity of Arab women's poetry, which extends to other languages besides Arabic and English (French, Swedish).
Soleil de nuit : Rilke, Fondane, Stétié, Tuéni
Jad Hatem
idLivre (coll. Esquilles) 2002
A study on the poetry of Rilke, Fondane, Salah Stétié and Nadia Tuéni. Who all tell, each one in his own way, through his own culture, about the existence of a "night sun" that illuminates the hearts of men.
Pérennité de la littérature libanaise d'expression française
Alexandre Najjar
Anthologie 1993
Francophone Lebanese Literature from the period of pioneers to the period of combattants with an iconographic section and a bibliography listing amongst others: Amin Maalouf, Andrée Chedid, Salah Stétié, Georges Schéhadé, Nadia Tuéni, Vénus Khoury-Ghata.
SHAIRAT Al AARABIYA [Poetess of Arabia]
Joseph Noujeim
Dar An-Nahar 2003
A documented work that sheds a light on the Arab inspired poetesses of ancient times.
Amtar Kadima
Fouad Rafka
Dar An-Nahar 2003
An essay on literature as well as on political transparency and poetry. Fouad Rafka tells about art, about the problems relative to the Arabic society and the world of poetry.
Diwan Chahrour el-Wadi. Le Zajal, ou la Poésie Populaire
Joseph D. Raidy
Joseph D. Raidy 2001
Book on the Lebanese popular poetry, the 'zajal', that also reflects the events taking place in Lebanon.
Al-Sourrou al-mouazza’ lil anisa May
Farouk Saad
Dar An-Nahar 2003
The author tells about the writer and poetess May Ziade, using the title of one of her short stories for his book. He analyses her writings highlighting how much they show the mystery of her life.
Intersections: Gender, Nation, and Community in Arab Women's Novels
Lisa Suhair Majaj, Therese Saliba
Syracuse University Press 2002
"A collection of ten essays presenting critical analysis of women Arab writers. Themes of feminism, gender roles, the relationship of these to the political and social realities of the Arab countries, and their methods of presentation are analyzed."
L'Univers Romanesque de Rachid el-Daif et la Guerre du Liban
Edgar Weber
L'Harmattan (coll. Critiques Littéraires) 2001
An analysis of the work of the Lebanese writer Rashid al-Daif who did not write about the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) in a direct way. But instead, wrote novels describing the hopes, the fears, the good and the bad times the Lebanese people experienced during this period.
 
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