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- Very GoodA book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- Woman’s Body, Woman’s Word
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780691014883
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Woman’s Body, Woman’s Word : Gender and Discourse in Arabo-Islamic Writing
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Item Length
- 5.9 in
- Subject
- Subjects & Themes / Women, Middle Eastern, General
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Series
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Author
- Fedwa Malti-Douglas
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 226 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691014884
ISBN-13
9780691014883
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1487409
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
226 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Woman’s Body, Woman’s Word : Gender and Discourse in Arabo-Islamic Writing
Subject
Subjects & Themes / Women, Middle Eastern, General
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Social Science
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
5.9 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
91-012804
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
892/.709352042
Synopsis
Woman’s voice and body are closely entwined in the Arabo-Islamic tradition, argues Fedwa Malti-Douglas in this pioneering book. Spanning the ninth through twentieth centuries and covering a wide range of texts–from courtly anecdote to mystical and philosophical treatises, from works of geography to autobiography–this study reveals how woman’s access to literary speech has remained mediated through her body. Malti-Douglas first analyzes classical texts (both well-known works like The Thousand and One Nights and others still ignored in the West) in which the female voice, often associated with wit or trickery of a sexual nature, is subordinated to the male scriptor. Showing how early Arabo-Islamic discourse continues to influence contemporary Arabic writing, she maintains that today feminist writers of novels, short stories, and autobiography must work through this tradition, even if they subvert or reject it in the end. Whereas woman in the classical period speaks through the body, woman in the modern period often turns corporeality into a literary weapon to achieve power over discourse.
LC Classification Number
PJ7519.W66M34 1992
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