| Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, Volume 32: The Imaginary and the Documentary: Cultural Studies in Literature, History, and the Arts Contributor(s): Ghazoul, Ferial (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9774165284 ISBN-13: 9789774165283 Publisher: American University in Cairo Press OUR PRICE: $85.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Middle Eastern |
| Series: Alif: Journal of Contemporary Poetics |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" (2.25 lbs) 500 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This issue of Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics is devoted to the intersection of the imaginary and the documentary, the fictional and the cultural in the three genres of literature (poetry, fiction, and drama), in history, in film (feature and documentary), in photography, in plastic arts, and in architecture. Collagein art, portrait paintings, political poetry, archival footage in films, the historic novel, and the metaphors of histography are some of the examples that demonstrate the interfacing between the imaginary and the documentary. Subjectivity and ideology of the artist and scholar might be couched in a flight of fantasy or in a rational argument, but in both cases they are joined to a specific worldview that is analyzed and discussed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ghazoul, Ferial: - Ferial Ghazoul is an Iraqi scholar, critic, and translator. She is professor of English and comparative literature at the American University in Cairo and has written extensively on gender issues in modern and medieval literature. |