AFST 33550 - Love, Death, and Exile in Arabic Literature

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

This course explores the literary and artistic presentation of the themes of love, death, and exile in medieval and modern Arabic literature and popular culture. Through close readings of Arabic poetry, essays, short stories, and novels (with English subtitles), we discuss the following issues: topics and genres of love and poetry, gender, eroticism, and sexuality in literary discourse, the traditional motif of al-hanin Ilal al-watan ("yearning for the homeland") in modern poetry and fiction.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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