Judeo-Arabic Literature in Tunisia, 1850-1950

by Tsivia Tobi and Yosef Tobi

Traces the development of an ethnic literature in the vernacular language of Judeo-Arabic in Tunisia between 1850 and 1950.

As a result of the introduction of the printing press in the mid-nineteenth century and the proximity of European culture, language, and literature after the French occupation in 1881, Judeo-Arabic literature flourished in Tunisia until the middle of the twentieth century. As the most spoken language in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814328717
• ISBN13: 9780814328712
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"