Middle Eastern Literatures, a journal

Persian Narrative Poetry in the Classical Era, 800–1500. Romantic and Didactic Genres Published in Middle Eastern Literatures (Vol. 26, No. 3, 2023)

And finally, a review of Mohsen Ashtiany (ed)'s _A History of Persian Literature III_ from Anna Livia Beelaert
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Adam Mestyan reviews Ahmed El Shamsy's _Rediscovering the Islamic classics: how editors and print culture transformed an intellectual tradition_
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Sadeq Hedayat’s vegetarianism: a few notes on the representation of vegetarianism, animals and animal rights in Sadeq Hedayat’s Favāʾid-i giyāhkhārī (The benefits of vegetarianism) and Insān-u ḥayvān (Human and animal) Sadeq Hedayat (1903–1951) is an Iranian author known for his short stories and his novel Būf-i Kūr (The Blind Owl). An intellectual from an influential family, Hedayat traveled abroad at a young ag...

Gabrielle van den Berg explores canonical Persian author Sadeq Hedayat’s vegetarianism, with generous translated excerpts from the author's two major works on the subject. doi.org/10.1080/1475...

Brady Patrick Ryan's contribution theorizes the Sufi notion of shawq (longing) in Ḥammūr Ziyāda’s novel _Shawq al-darwīsh_, reading the idea as a radically persistent political and spiritual ethic. doi.org/10.1080/1475...

Ways of being Palestinian: autobiography as critical emplotment in the work of Fawaz Turki Autobiography has become an increasingly prominent form of Palestinian literature since the 1980s, giving rise to scholarly discussions about how best to read, interpret, and analyze Palestinian li...

Christopher Iacovetti explores the limitations of 'Saidian' interpretations of Palestinian autobiography, and compellingly reads Fawaz Turki's autobiographical series to offer alternative frameworks to the field. doi.org/10.1080/1475...

The concept of a house/home in the poetry of the Nineties Poets – Ḥattā atakhallā ʿan fikrat al-buyūt by Īmān Mirsāl as a model The article presents readings of two poems by Īmān Mirsāl, “Jaras al-ṣabāḥ” (Morning Bell) and “Fikrat al-buyūt” (The Idea of Houses), from her collection Ḥattā atakhallā ʿan fikrat al-buyūt (Until...

Rawand Sliman-Baraky gives 26.3 an insightful reading of 'concepts of house/home' in 90s Arab poets, reading _Ḥattā atakhallā ʿan fikrat al-buyūt_ by Īmān Mirsāl. doi.org/10.1080/1475...

A Distinct Flânerie: Roleplaying and Affective Responses to the City in Reşat Nuri Güntekin’s Miskinler Tekkesi A significant response to the urban experience of Istanbul in the early decades of Republican Turkish literature (1923–1950s), is the expression of pride for the past. Pride, during this era of cha...

Merve Atasoy follows up with "A Distinct Flânerie: Roleplaying and Affective Responses to the City in Reşat Nuri Güntekin’s Miskinler Tekkesi" and a critical reading of accepted roles at the threshold between 'Ottoman' and 'Turkish' text. doi.org/10.1080/1475...

From social and national struggle in Mandate Palestine to combatting fascism in Spain: Yassin’s ʿAlī, Qissat Rajul Mustaqīm (2017) This article examines Hussein Yassin’s novel (b. 1943-), Alī: Qissat Rajul Mustaqīm (2017), (ʿAlī: The Story of an Honorable Man), the first historical fiction which treats the real story of ʿAlī ʿ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of Vol 26.3, which kicks off with an innovative reading of the Palestinian literary text _Ali_ about a Palestinian fighter with the Communist International fighting against fascism in Spain. By Nevine Abraham. doi.org/10.1080/1475...