Reimagining the Sufi tradition in modern Arabic literature
(2019)
Journal Article
Starkey, P. G. (online). Reimagining the Sufi tradition in modern Arabic literature. Al-Karmil: Studies in Arabic Language and Literature, https://doi.org/10.1163/29497841-04004101023
Professor Paul Starkey's Outputs (57)
Sonallah Ibrahim: Rebel with a Pen (2016)
Book
Starkey, P. G. (2016). Sonallah Ibrahim: Rebel with a Pen. Edinburgh University Press
Intertextuality and the Arabic literary tradition in Edwar al-Kharrat's 'Stones of Bobello' (2006)
Book Chapter
Starkey, P. G. (2006). Intertextuality and the Arabic literary tradition in Edwar al-Kharrat's 'Stones of Bobello'. In L. Deheuvels, B. Michalak-Pikulska, & P. Starkey (Eds.), Intertextuality in modern Arabic literature since 1967 (149-159). Durham Modern Languages Series
'Heroes' and Characters in the Novels of Sun'allah Ibrahim (2006)
Journal Article
Starkey, P. (2006). 'Heroes' and Characters in the Novels of Sun'allah Ibrahim. Middle Eastern Literatures, 9(2), 147-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/14752620600814228Tilka l-rā'ia, uncallāh Ibrāhm's short novel first published in 1966, has been widely regarded as a seminal work that heralded a major change of mood in modern Egyptian fiction. In the sequence of some six novels that have followed it, the author has... Read More about 'Heroes' and Characters in the Novels of Sun'allah Ibrahim.
Modern Arabic Literature (2006)
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Starkey, P. G. (2006). Modern Arabic Literature. Edinburgh University PressThis is a succinct introduction to modern Arabic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Designed primarily as an introductory textbook for English-speaking undergraduates, it will also be of interest to a more general readership intere... Read More about Modern Arabic Literature.
On translating Edwar al-Kharrat’s Hijarat Bobello (2003)
Journal Article
Starkey, P. G. (2003). On translating Edwar al-Kharrat’s Hijarat Bobello. Translation Review, 65(Special issue edited by Roger Allen), 54-59
Crisis and Memory in Rashid al-Daif’s Dear Mr Kawabata: An Essay in Narrative Disorder (2003)
Book Chapter
Starkey, P. G. (2003). Crisis and Memory in Rashid al-Daif’s Dear Mr Kawabata: An Essay in Narrative Disorder. In K. Seigneurie (Ed.), Crisis and memory : the representation of space in modern Levantine narrative (115-130). Reichert Verlag
Egypt Through the Eyes of Travellers (2002)
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Starkey, P. G., & El Kholy, N. (Eds.). (2002). Egypt Through the Eyes of Travellers. Astene
Islamic Egypt in the Modern Egyptian Novel (2001)
Book Chapter
Starkey, P. G. (2001). Islamic Egypt in the Modern Egyptian Novel. In H. Kennedy (Ed.), The historiography of Islamic Egypt (c. 950-1800) (251-262). Brill Academic PublishersHistory writing in Islamic Egypt was highly developed and no country in the Middle East has a richer or more developed tradition. This book is a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field, examining different authors, their works and the i... Read More about Islamic Egypt in the Modern Egyptian Novel.
Unfolding the Orient: Travellers in Egypt and the Near East. (2001)
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Starkey, P. G., & Starkey, J. (Eds.). (2001). Unfolding the Orient: Travellers in Egypt and the Near East. Ithaca PressEgypt and the Near East have enchanted many people over the centuries. Travellers from the West have journeyed to this region for a variety of motives: in pursuit of knowledge, power, diplomacy and trade, for pleasure and adventure, on pilgrimage, an... Read More about Unfolding the Orient: Travellers in Egypt and the Near East..
Interpreting the Orient: Travellers in Egypt and the Near East: v. 2. (2001)
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Starkey, P. G., & Starkey, J. (Eds.). (2001). Interpreting the Orient: Travellers in Egypt and the Near East: v. 2. Ithaca PressEgypt and the Near East have enchanted many people over the centuries. Travellers from the West have journeyed to this region for a variety of motives: in pursuit of knowledge, power, diplomacy and trade, for pleasure and adventure, on pilgrimage, an... Read More about Interpreting the Orient: Travellers in Egypt and the Near East: v. 2..
Fact and Fiction in al-Saq ala al-Saq. (2001)
Book Chapter
Starkey, P. G. (2001). Fact and Fiction in al-Saq ala al-Saq. In E. De Moor, R. Ostie, & S. Wild (Eds.), Writing the Self: Autobiographical Writing in Modern Arabic Literature. Saqi BooksThe chapters in this volume cover a broad spectrum of autobiographical material and ranges in time from the 17th century to the present day. They include travelogues as a category of autobiographical writing, as well as a wide variety of the more tra... Read More about Fact and Fiction in al-Saq ala al-Saq..
Modern Egyptian Culture in the Arab World. (1998)
Book Chapter
Starkey, P. G. (1998). Modern Egyptian Culture in the Arab World. In M. Daly, & C. F. Petry (Eds.), The Cambridge History of Egypt. II: Modern Egypt from 1517 to the End of the Twentieth Century. Cambridge University PressThe Cambridge History of Egypt offers the first comprehensive English-language treatment of Egyptian history through thirteen centuries, from the Arab conquest to the present day. The two-volume survey, written by international experts, considers the... Read More about Modern Egyptian Culture in the Arab World..
From Bulletin to Journal and Beyond (1998)
Journal Article
Starkey, P. G. (1998). From Bulletin to Journal and Beyond. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 25(2), 215-216
Travellers in Egypt. (1998)
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Starkey, P. G., & Starkey, J. (Eds.). (1998). Travellers in Egypt. I. B. TaurisThe urge of 19th-century travelers to write down and record their experiences of Egypt has provided material of great interest and value. This large and varied collection of accounts will appeal not only to the specialist investigating the European r... Read More about Travellers in Egypt..
Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature (Two Volumes) (1998)
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Starkey, P. G., & Meisami, J. S. (Eds.). (1998). Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature (Two Volumes). RoutledgeThis reference work covers the classical, transitional and modern periods. Editors and contributors cover an international scope of Arabic literature in many countries.
Some Aspects of the French Colonial Legacy in the Tunisian Novel of the 1960s and 1970s. (1997)
Journal Article
Starkey, P. G. (1997). Some Aspects of the French Colonial Legacy in the Tunisian Novel of the 1960s and 1970s. Oriente Moderno, XVI(2-3), 151-161
'From the City of the Dead to Liberation Square': The Novels of Yūsuf al-Qa‘īd (1993)
Journal Article
Starkey, P. G. (1993). 'From the City of the Dead to Liberation Square': The Novels of Yūsuf al-Qa‘īd. Journal of Arabic Literature, 24(1), 62-74
From the Ivory Tower: Critical Study of Tawfiq Al-Hakim. (1987)
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Starkey, P. G. (1987). From the Ivory Tower: Critical Study of Tawfiq Al-Hakim. Garnet Publishing
From the Ivory Tower: a critical study of Tawfīq al-Hakīm (1987)
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Starkey, P. G. (1987). From the Ivory Tower: a critical study of Tawfīq al-Hakīm. London: Ithaca Press/Garnet Publishing