French Literature Reviews - 2026

È. de Dampierre-Noiray, De l'Égypte à la fiction. Récits arabes et européens du XXe siècle
Comparative and World Literature

Bibliographic reference: È. de Dampierre-Noiray, De l'Égypte à la fiction. Récits arabes et européens du XXe siècle, Classiques Garnier, collection "Littérature, histoire, politique", 2014. EAN13: 9782812417108.

Ève de Dampierre-Noiray, De l'Égypte à la fiction. Récits arabes et européens du XXe siècle

Paris: Classiques Garnier, coll. "Littérature, histoire, politique", 2014.

EAN: 9782812417108.

385 p.

Price: 27 EUR

Publisher's overview:

Blending elements of the novel, essay, and poetry, Egyptian and European writers chronicle the transformation of Egypt throughout the twentieth century. By projecting their fictions onto its landscape and history, from one revolution to the next, they construct a distinctive poetics of Egypt.

In these texts, which blend novels, essays, and poetry, Egyptian and European authors recount the transformations Egypt underwent over the course of the twentieth century. Projecting their fictions onto its landscape and history, from one revolution to another, they elaborate a poetics of Egypt.

The study of how national landscapes are mediated through literature often highlights the intersection of local experience and external perception. This work examines how Egyptian and European writers, through novels, essays, and poetry, chronicle the transformation of Egypt throughout the twentieth century. By projecting their fictions onto the country's landscape and history, from one revolution to the next, these authors construct a poetics of Egypt. Readers interested in comparative literary studies and the representation of place in modern prose may find this examination relevant.

The development of a national poetics frequently relies on the interplay between historical reality and the imaginative projection of writers. This volume documents the evolution of Egypt across a century marked by significant upheaval through various literary genres. By comparing the contributions of Egyptian and European authors, the text illustrates the ways in which the country's history and landscape have been integrated into fiction, reflecting the dialogue between regional narratives and international perspectives on the development of the modern Egyptian state.

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