Taha Husayn

This book was by far the earliest book-length study of any aspect of modern Arabic literature to be published outside the Arab world.

Contenu

• Part I: The Egyptian Renaissance
• Chapter 1. The Epoch of Acquisition
• Chapter 2. The Epoch of Dilation
• Chapter 3. The Need for Guidance
• Part II: The Man
• Chapter 4. His Life
• Chapter 5. His Character
• Part III: The Reformer
• Chapter 6. His Philosophy
• Chapter 7. Modernism
• Chapter 8. The Social Order
• Chapter 9. Education
• Part IV: The Man of Letters
• Chapter 10. Criticism-Theories
• Chapter 11. Scientific Criticism
• Chapter 12. Artistic Criticism
• Chapter 13. Critcism-The Wider Field
• Chapter 14. Story-Telling
• Chapter 15. Social Studies
• Part V: The Craftsman
• Chapter 16. Form and Style
• Part VI: Conclusions
• Chapter 17. An Estimate
• Appendix
• Summaries of Taha Husayn's novels
• Bibliography