{"product_id":"9783111344812","title":"Emerging Subjectivity in the Long 19th-Century Middle East: Philological Approaches","description":"This volume revisits the “long 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century” in the Middle East from the perspective of emerging subjectivity as a fundamentally new attitude of the individual \u003ci\u003evis-à-vis\u003c\/i\u003e the World. Stephan Guth’s holistic vision interprets emerging subjectivity as the key operator at the heart of the many aspects of the so-called Arab(ic) “Renaissance” (and corresponding movements in Turkish), like rationalism, critical analysis, political emancipation, reformism, moralism, and emotionalism, but also a new language, new genres, and new concepts.  \u003cp\u003eGuth’s thoroughly philological approach demonstrates how a close reading of literary texts from the period, a cultural-psychological interpretation of linguistic phenomena and an etymology-informed look into conceptual terminology can contribute to a deeper understanding of what “modernisation” actually meant, deep inside the human beings’ mind and psyche, in their meeting with a rapidly changing world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty essays on language, literature, and key concepts reflect the author’s life-long engagement with the culture of the period in question. The articles are glued together by a guiding narrative that assigns each treated aspect its place in the author’s vision (which includes a global perspective). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46334615126257,"sku":"9783111344812","price":136.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9783111344812_p0.jpg?v=1765147678","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783111344812","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}