A Glimpse at the Advent and Evolution of the Arabic Novel

Subject Areas : Contemporary Literature Studies

Mohammadhadi Moradi ¹ , Azad Moonesi ² , Ghader Ghaderi ³ , Rahim Khakpoor ⁴

1 - Assistant Professor, Arabic Language and Literature Department, Allame TabaTabaei University.
2 - Assistant Professor, School of Humanities, Payame Noor University.
3 - Assistant Professor, School of Humanities, Payame Noor University.
4 - Assistant Professor, School of Humanities, Payame Noor University.

Received: 2014-04-15 Accepted : 2014-04-15 Published : 2012-02-01

Keywords: الروایة, novel, الروایة العربیة, الروایة الحدیثة, نشأة الروایة, تطور الروایة, Advent of the novel, Arabic novel, Evolution of the novel, Modern Novel,

Abstract :

Since its advent in 1867,the Arabic novel has been under the influence of two factors. One factor is longing for the past, the other one is infatuation with the west and submission to its hegemony. In early 20th century, some novels were written in response to public taste and Arab culture. This novel is considered by critics of fiction to be a turning point in the path of Arabic fiction. At the same time western standards and rules were copied in the composition of novels. However the Arabic novel entered its major phase of development in the 1960’s.