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The Individual and the Authority Figure in Egyptian Prose Literature (Hardcover)
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The Individual and the Authority Figure in Egyptian Prose Literature (Hardcover)
Series: Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
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The Individual and the Authority Figure in Egyptian Prose
Literature explores and analyses political conflicts between
individuals and authority figures, as those conflicts are depicted
in thirteen Egyptian novels written from 1957 to the last years of
Mubarak's presidency. The book discusses the various reasons that
lead an individual or a group of people from all strata of society
(common people, intellectuals, and public figures) to confront
policemen, senior security officials, and even the heads of the
state. It further examines how the conflicts develop and what their
outcomes are in the short term as well as in the long term, for
both the individuals and the authority figures. In this context,
the volume also examines the possibility of standing against an
oppressive regime and even overcoming it. This text argues that
while the authority figure initially subdues individuals who
confront them, their victory is short term. In the long term, their
cruelties bring about sown deaths, either by the individuals
themselves or by their relatives. Furthermore, large assemblies of
people can confront the regime with success. These discoveries,
along with other findings presented in the book, remain relevant to
the reality in the Middle East and the events leading to the Arab
Spring.
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