Suez Canal in the Egyptian novel : a postcolonial review dr.Sameh Saad Hassan | ||||
| سرديات | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 8, Issue 29, September 2018, Page 33-76 PDF (822.67 K) | ||||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/sardiat.2018.89145 | ||||
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| Abstract | ||||
| The main aim of this paper is to present a postcolonial review of the symbolic literary references of the Suez Canal in selected Egyptian novels and to historically trace how the symbolic significance of the Suez Canal changed many times throughout a number of significant historical phases – the Suez Company's concession,the Suez Crisis, the Arab-Israeli wars and post-war era. To achieve its purpose, this paper makes use of the concepts and ideas of Postcolonialism to discuss the relationship between history and literature andto examine how the Egyptian novel attempted, since the 1960s, to act as a counter discourse to the Western literary canon about the Suez Canal that served to reinforce colonialist ideology since its construction in the mid-nineteenth century. I conclude the paper by pointing out that the symbolic significance of the Suez Canal in the modern Egyptian novel has changed considerably throughout a number of significant historical phases from being a symbol of domination and exploitation of the East to become a symbol of anti-colonial and anti-subjugation resistance. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| The Suez Canal; Symbolism; Egyptian novel; History; Postcolonialism | ||||
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