ARA 4302
Readings in Arabic Literature, Religion and Politics
Reading suggestions for oral presentations
Spring 2007

The given texts are SUGGESTIONS FOR READINGS to prepare 
the oral presentations, 
so to speak starting points for further readings that are recommended and should be chosen individually!	
For the semesteroppgave, each student is responsible to find relevant further readings  – please contact the teacher for individual advice.

1) Life & work of MaÎmÙd DarwÐsh  (Cecilie, 8.3)

- from pensum list:
titles nos. 1, 2, 3 listed under “DarwÐsh” 

2) Survey of the history of modern Palestinian poetry (Mirza, 15.3.)

- from pensum list: 
B.1. 2.) Anthology of Mod. Pal. Lit., intro. Jayyusi, pp.48-66

3) Life & work of Badr ShÁkir al-SayyÁb   (Petter, 25.1. )

- from pensum list:
Titles nos. 1.) EAL  + 7.) Crosshatching +
8.) Badawi + 9.) Jayyusi 1987) – all listed under “al-Sayyab”

4) The symbol of the cross in Arabic poetry   (Jan, 22.2.)

			- from pensum list:
 B.1, 7.) Pannewick 2004; 
Pinault, “Images of Christ in Arabic Literature” in: Journal of 
Arabic Literature 27 (1987), pp. 103-125

5) Myths and the reception of T.S. Eliot in modern Arabic poetry  (Øyvind, 15.2. )

- from pensum list: 
B.1 ,4.) Jayyusi 1977 + more texts as mastercopies in the Pensum folder! 

6) Historical/ political backgrounds in Iraq, 1941-1958 (Ane, 15.2.)

- from pensum list:
B.2 7.: Tripp

7) Life & work of  FadwÁ ÓÙqÁn  (Eli, 29.3.)

- from pensum list:
“Tuqan” - 1.) EAL + 7.) Crosshatching + 
8.) Jayyusi 1992 + 4.) Malti-Douglas

8) The reception of  J.P. Sartre’s concept of littérature engage in Arabic literature  
(Erlend, 1.3. )

- from pensum list:
Titles listed under “al-Bayati”:
Klemm 1999 + Badawi, “Commitment”, 1985
- Klemm, “Different Notions of Commitment in Literary Circles of the Mashriq”, in: Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures 3, vol.1 (2000), pp. 51-62 (UiO available)