Description: The Lebanese-Phoenician Nationalist Movement Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Literature, Language and Identity Author(s): Basilius Bawardi Format: Hardback Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom Imprint: I.B. Tauris ISBN-13: 9781784532376, 978-1784532376 Synopsis The question of belonging has formed the basis of the political, religious and cultural tensions in Lebanon, to the point that sectarian conflict on the country's future contributed significantly to the outbreak of civil war in 1975. This book focuses on the development of the Phoenician-Lebanese movement that struggled against the hegemonic status of Arabic language and culture. The Phoenician-Lebanese were a predominantly Maronite Christian group who attempted to remove themselves from the Muslim and Arab world throughout the twentieth century. Their demands for self-definition as a nation and their desire to establish their own culture were rooted in the concept of their ancient Phoenician past. Basilius Bawardi examines four prominent authors who formed the basis on which all engaged so-called Phoenician literature was built: Sharl Qurm, Sa'id 'Aql, Mayy Murr and Muris 'Awwad. The literary corpus of these writers was a critical component of the political activity that strove to distinguish the native Lebanese inhabitants from their Arab-Muslim [url] these authors' works in both a literary and historical way, Bawardi shows how language was used to promote a specific political agenda and identifies the strong connections between language, literature and nation building. As well as revealing the nationalist struggle as it emerges in prose and poetry, the book discusses the history and formation of modern day Lebanon and why language and literature are so crucial for members of a national minority.
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Book Title: The Lebanese-Phoenician Nationalist Movement
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Name: The Lebanese-Phoenician Nationalist Movement: Literature, Language and Identity
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Height: 216 mm
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 391 g
Author: Basilius Bawardi
Item Width: 138 mm
Format: Hardcover
