Recognition in the Arabic Narrative Tradition: Discovery, Deliverance and Delusion

by Philip Kennedy

Book Overview

According to Aristotle, a well-crafted recognition scene is one of the basic constituents of a successful narrative. It is the point when hidden facts and identities come to light--in the classic instance, a son discovers in horror that his wife is his mother and his children are his siblings. Aristotle coined the term 'anagn risis' for the concept. In this book Philip F. Kennedy shows how 'recognition' is key to an understanding of how one reads...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474413722
• ISBN13: 9781474413725
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"