Search for dissertations about: "Gail Ramsay"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Gail Ramsay.
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1. The Novels of an Egyptian Romanticist : Yūsuf al-Sibāʿī
Abstract : The Egyptian author Yuusuf al-Sibaa'ii (1917-1978) was not worried about the critical attitude that the literary élite and the book reviewers displayed towards his novels. He had many thousands of enthusiastic readers in all parts of the Arab world. This thesis seeks to uncover what lies beind these divergent opinions. READ MORE
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2. Media Arabic Grammar and Semantics. Clauses and non-core elements : A corpus investigation of print hard news
Abstract : ”Media Arabic” is taught on universities all over the world and its understanding ranks among the top-reasons for students to pursue Arabic studies. The coursebooks on ”Media Arabic” focus on print hard news and tacitly assume the existence of an Arabic journalese. Previous research on Arabic newspaper language is scarce. READ MORE
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3. “I Can Do Nothing against the Wish of the Pen” : Studies in the Short Stories of Widād Sakākīnī
Abstract : This study focuses on the short story writing of the Lebanese/Syrian writer Widād Sakākīnī (1913-1991). Its primary aim is to discover how she was able to establish herself as a respected writer while keeping her distinctive character as a woman writer within a literary tradition that was strongly defined by patriarchal values and contained many misogynic elements. READ MORE
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4. “The Pathos of Past Time” : Nostalgia in Anglo-Arab Literature
Abstract : This study explores the theme of nostalgia in contemporary Anglo-Arab literature from the 1990s to the present. Examining the implications of nostalgic tropes in Anglophone novels by Arab writers, the study makes the case that nostalgia is a key strategy used by these writers in their critical engagement with national historiographies and diasporic identities. READ MORE