At an Arabic academic conference on the study of contemporary Arabic literature (Rabat, September 2018)
Abstract
the article comprises a report of the 15-th Sharjah conference on contemporary Arabic literature held in Rabat (Morocco) in September 2018. The author, Professor Mikulski (Moscow) provides in detail the list of topics discussed as well as the history of the meeting, which dates back to 2003. The innovative aspect of the present report are the informal interviews taken by Professor Mikulski from some of the most prominent participants. These interviews comprise a number of aspects among which are the personal views on Russia and the Russian traditions of Arabic studies, as well as their concepts of historical and cultural relations between the Arab countries and the West. Of course, the Arab intellectuals could not help to ignore the classical Arabic literary legacy, which continues to be their constant object of cultural and literary reflections and the inexhaustible source of mental pabulum. The article presents a vivid image of the thoughts and views of our Arab colleagues.
Keywords
Arabs,
literature,
classical,
Arabs,
literature,
study of,
Arabs,
world of,
novel,
Arabic,
Russia,
Sarjah,
conferences of
About the Author
D. V. Mikulsky
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Dmitry V. Mikulsky - Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Prof., Senior Researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies.
Russian Federation
Dmitry V. Mikulsky - Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Prof., Senior Researcher, Institute of Oriental Studies.
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Mikulsky D.V. At an Arabic academic conference on the study of contemporary Arabic literature (Rabat, September 2018). Orientalistica. 2019;2(4):1063-1080. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31696/2618-7043-2019-2-4-1063-1080
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