Symbolism in the Novels of Tawfiq Al-Hakim and V.S. Naipaul: A Comparative Study of Literary Technique

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Title: Symbolism in the Novels of Tawfiq Al-Hakim and V.S. Naipaul: A Comparative Study of Literary Technique
Description: This book compares the literary styles of two authors from vastly different cultural and national heritages. Tawfiq Al-Hakim is an Egyptian and V.S. Naipaul is from Trinidad. The cultures are different but their literary techniques bear an affinity to one another. The author showcases how cultural differences are depicted in these novels, while also revealing a shared set of literary conventions utilized by these talented authors. Both draw on mythology and Jungian archetypes which are fertile ground for critical analysis that juxtapose them.
Authors: El-Meligi, Eman
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Archetype (Psychology) in literature, Symbolism in literature
Categories: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:This book compares the literary styles of two authors from vastly different cultural and national heritages. Tawfiq Al-Hakim is an Egyptian and V.S. Naipaul is from Trinidad. The cultures are different but their literary techniques bear an affinity to one another. The author showcases how cultural differences are depicted in these novels, while also revealing a shared set of literary conventions utilized by these talented authors. Both draw on mythology and Jungian archetypes which are fertile ground for critical analysis that juxtapose them.
ISBN:9780773430471
9780773417595