Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, no. 36: Friendship: Representations and Cultural Variations - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9774167724 ISBN 13: 9789774167720

Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press, 2017

Synopsis

Friendship, though esteemed, has not been central in critical studies. It has been overshadowed by other bonding relationships. However, it figures as a privileged theme in classical, medieval, renaissance, and modern philosophy. More recently, sociological, anthropological, and psychological studies have explored the varied dimensions of friendship. Different cultures view friendship in various perspectives that intersect, contrast, and echo each other. In Middle Eastern, East Asian, European, and American thought, philosophers, jurists, and creative writers have explored the idea of friendship and their input is analyzed in this issue. Alif 36 foregrounds different ways of presenting friendship in diverse cultures and historical periods.

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About the Author

Ferial Ghazoul is an Iraqi scholar, critic, and translator. She is professor of English and comparative literature at the American University in Cairo and has written extensively on gender issues in modern and medieval literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9774167724
• ISBN 13: 9789774167720
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500
• Editor: Ghazoul Ferial