| ID | 187770 |
| Title Proper | Literary Nahda Interrupted |
| Other Title Information | Pre-Nakba Palestinian Literature as Adab Maqalat |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Abu-Remaileh, Refqa ; Abdou, Ibrahim Mahfouz |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article delves into the pre-Nakba literary scene of the 1930s and 1940s by way of its literary periodicals. Following the work of Hanna Abu Hanna and Ishaq Musa al-Husseini, the article posits periodicals as a primary, albeit understudied, site of Palestinian literary production. Prior to the Nakba, the Palestinian literary landscape experienced a small-scale local nahda in the form of adab maqalat (periodical literature) rather than adab mu’allafat (monograph/book-form literature). However, due to the ruptures of 1948, this formative period of adab maqalat has been unexplored and remains disconnected from Palestinian literary histories. In the context of a larger project that reconnects fragmented “black hole” periods of Palestinian literary history, this article takes a step toward sketching the major elements of Palestine’s literary landscape before the Nakba. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. 51, No.3; 2022: p.23-43 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol: 51 No 3 |
| Key Words | Palestine ; Digital Humanities ; Mandate ; Nahda ; Literary History ; Palestinian Literature ; Literary Periodicals |