ARABIC and MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES
Vol. 3          No.1         January (2000)

Contents

Romancing the Epic: 'Umar al-Nu'man as Narrative of Empowerment
Wen-Chin Ouyang
5
A Translation of Sahrah ma'a Abi Khalil al-Qabbani by Sa'dallah Wannus
Shawkat M. Toorawa
19
Different Notions of Commitment (iltizam) and Committed Literature (al-adab al-multazim) in the Literary Circles of the Mashriq
Verena Klemm
51
A Survey of Translations and Studies on Arabic Literature Published in Italy (1987-1997)
Monica Ruocco
63
Fill That Gap: the Space Sage, Yoel Hoffmann
Leon I. Yudkin
77
Pour une sociologie du fait littéraire dans le monde arabe: à propos de The Limits of Freedom of Speech par Marina Stagh
Yves Gonzalez-Quijano
87
Book Reviews 95
Acknowledgement