Literary Modernity between the Middle East and Europe : Textual Transactions in 19th Century Arabic, English and Persian Literatures (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures)

Providing a broad ranging and unique comparative study of the development of English, Persian and Arabic literature, this book looks at their interrelations with specific reference to modernity, nationalism and social value. It gives a strong theoretical underpinning to the development of Middle Eastern literature in the modern period.