Article(print) World Affairs Online1984

The maturation of a new literary genre

In: International journal of Middle East studies: IJMES, Volume 16, Issue 3, p. 367-389

Hafez, Sabry

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Abstract

The paper discusses Mahmud Tahir Lashin's work and significance; the arrival of Lashin on the Egyptian literary scene in the 1920s marked a turning point in the history of the short story: he developed the genre and brought its formative years to a close; Lashin was also the major figure of a versatile literary group, Jamaat al-Madrasa al-Haditha (the Modern School), which played a decisive role on developing the Egyptian short story

Subjects

LiteraturÄgyptenLashin, Mahmud Tahir

Languages

English

ISSN: 0020-7438

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