Laugh like an Egyptian : : Humour in the Contemporary Egyptian Novel / / Cristina Dozio.
Egyptians are known among the Arabs as awlād al-nukta, Sons of the Jokes, for their ability to laugh in face of adversity. This creative weapon has been directed against socio-political targets both in times of oppression and popular upheaval, such as the 2011 Tahrir Revolution. This book looks at t...
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Dozio, Cristina, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Laugh like an Egyptian : Humour in the Contemporary Egyptian Novel / Cristina Dozio. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource (XV, 232 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Language Play and Creativity , 2363-7749 ; 5 Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Note on transliteration -- Bibliographic reference for the novels -- Introduction -- 1 A laughable tradition -- 2 Masters of humour -- 3 Reversed epics. Nuʿmān, the village antihero -- 4 Ibn Shalabī, a (pre-)modern trickster -- 5 Laughing together at the hash den -- 6 Laughing together at migration -- 7 A comparative look -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Websites and videos -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Egyptians are known among the Arabs as awlād al-nukta, Sons of the Jokes, for their ability to laugh in face of adversity. This creative weapon has been directed against socio-political targets both in times of oppression and popular upheaval, such as the 2011 Tahrir Revolution. This book looks at the literary expression of Egyptian humour in the novels of Muḥammad Mustajāb, Khayrī Shalabī, and Ḥamdī Abū Julayyil, three writers who revive the comic tradition to innovate the language of contemporary fiction. Their modern tricksters, wise fools, and antiheroes play with the stereotypical traits attached to the ordinary Egyptians, while laughing at the universal contradictions of life. This ability to combine local and global culture, literary traditions and popular references, makes them a stimulating read in an intercultural perspective. Combining humour studies and literary criticism, this book examines language play and narrative creativity to understand which strategies craft Egyptian literary humour. In doing so, it sheds light on the contribution of humour to literary innovations of Egyptian fiction since the late Seventies, while adding new writers to those who are considered the masters of humour in the Arab novel. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) Arabic fiction Egypt History and criticism. Arabic literature 20th century History and criticism. Egyptian fiction 21st century History and criticism. Egyptian wit and humor History and criticism. Humor in literature. humor in fiction. Humor. Sprachliche Variation. Ägyptische Literatur. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh Contemporary Egyptian Literature. Humour (fukāha). Linguistic Variation (Modern Standard Arabic / Egyptian Colloquial Arabic). Wise Fool. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021 9783110750720 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2021 Part 1 9783110750706 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English 9783110754001 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 9783110753776 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Linguistics 2021 English 9783110754117 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Linguistics 2021 9783110753882 ZDB-23-DSP EPUB 9783110725513 print 9783110725292 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110725414 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110725414 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110725414/original |
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Dozio, Cristina, Dozio, Cristina, Laugh like an Egyptian : Humour in the Contemporary Egyptian Novel / Language Play and Creativity , Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Note on transliteration -- Bibliographic reference for the novels -- Introduction -- 1 A laughable tradition -- 2 Masters of humour -- 3 Reversed epics. Nuʿmān, the village antihero -- 4 Ibn Shalabī, a (pre-)modern trickster -- 5 Laughing together at the hash den -- 6 Laughing together at migration -- 7 A comparative look -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Websites and videos -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Note on transliteration -- Bibliographic reference for the novels -- Introduction -- 1 A laughable tradition -- 2 Masters of humour -- 3 Reversed epics. Nuʿmān, the village antihero -- 4 Ibn Shalabī, a (pre-)modern trickster -- 5 Laughing together at the hash den -- 6 Laughing together at migration -- 7 A comparative look -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Websites and videos -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Note on transliteration -- Bibliographic reference for the novels -- Introduction -- 1 A laughable tradition -- 2 Masters of humour -- 3 Reversed epics. Nuʿmān, the village antihero -- 4 Ibn Shalabī, a (pre-)modern trickster -- 5 Laughing together at the hash den -- 6 Laughing together at migration -- 7 A comparative look -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Websites and videos -- Index |
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