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It has been said that the difference between a language and a dialect is that a language is a dialect with an army. This title explores the tension between dynamics of literary influence and canon formation within the Arabic literary tradition. It challenges the reader to re-examine notions of translation, bilingualism, and postcoloniality.

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Its availability to Anglophone scholars of Arabic literature, as well as students of comparative literature and literary theory, [is] an invaluable service to the literary profession." - Terry DeYoung, author of Placing the Poet: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab and Postcolonial Iraq

Thou Shalt Not Speak My Language

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    A Hardback by Abdelfattah Kilito, Waïl S. Hassan

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      Publisher: MP-SYR Syracuse University P
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/30/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780815631910, 978-0815631910
      ISBN10: 081563191X
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      Book Synopsis
      It has been said that the difference between a language and a dialect is that a language is a dialect with an army. This title explores the tension between dynamics of literary influence and canon formation within the Arabic literary tradition. It challenges the reader to re-examine notions of translation, bilingualism, and postcoloniality.

      Trade Review
      Its availability to Anglophone scholars of Arabic literature, as well as students of comparative literature and literary theory, [is] an invaluable service to the literary profession." - Terry DeYoung, author of Placing the Poet: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab and Postcolonial Iraq

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