The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism

Shihui Yang

doi:doi:10.11648/j.si.20221002.16

| Peer-Reviewed

The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism

Shihui Yang

Published in Science Innovation (Volume 10, Issue 2)

Received: 24 May 2022 Accepted: Published: 26 May 2022

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

Before the 1980s, the meaning of Orientalism was single, that is only to carry out research in various fields related to Oriental civilization, and to excavate, narrate and write knowledge. Orientalism written by the Arab-American scholar Edward W. Said, is one of the representative works of colonial cultural theory that emerged after the 1990s. The Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street), written by Egyptian Realist writer Naguib Mahfouz in series, published in 1956 and 1957. The story which focused on national identity in the novel takes place in three old neighborhoods in Cairo, Egypt, so this novel is also known as The Cairo Trilogy. Unlike other diaspora writers, Mahfouz did not have multiple nationalities and never left the land he grew up in, but was caught up in the tumultuous times of modern Egypt and experienced the violent clash of Eastern and Western ideologies and cultures. His Cairo Trilogy not only provides a visual representation of Islamic-Arab culture, but also conveys the attitudes and perceptions of the 'other' and his adherence to the local culture through his characters. Focus on the main idea from The Cairo Trilogy, this article will attempt to briefly explain the literary value and significance of the Cairo Trilogy from the perspective of Said's Orientalism.

Published in	Science Innovation (Volume 10, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.si.20221002.16
Page(s)	57-60
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Oriental Studies, Mahfouz, The Cairo Trilogy

References

[1]	马建辉.马哈福兹“开罗三部曲”中人道主义思想探析[D].甘肃:西北民族大学，2013。
[2]	孟庆枢.西方文论选[M].北京:高等教育出版社，2007。
[3]	王向远.东方文学史通论（增订版）[M].北京:高等教育出版社，2013。
[4]	王向远.中国“东方学”：概念与方法[J].东疆学刊，2013，30 (02)。
[5]	Jeremy Hawthorn, A Glossory of Comtemprary Literary Theory [M]. London, New York, Melbourne: Routledge, Chapman and Hall, 1994.
[6]	萨义德.东方学[M].王宇根译，北京:生活·读书·新知三联书店，2007。
[7]	Stuart Hall, “Introduction: Who Needs ‘Identity’?” in Stuart Hall and Paul du Gay [C]. In: Questions of Cultural Identity London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1996.
[8]	陆怡玮.积极入世的宗教观——从《三部曲》看马哈福兹的伊斯兰教信仰[C]．严国庭编．阿拉伯学研究:第1辑．上海:华东师范大学出版社，2009。
[9]	徐溯、杨小雨.从典型作品看东方文学中的文化抵抗和本土情结[J].广州广播电视大学学报，2011, 11 (02)。
[10]	陆怡玮.女性主义文化批评视阈下的“开罗三部曲”[J].阿拉伯世界研究，2009，(05)。
[11]	纳吉布·马哈福兹.两宫间[M].陈耀中、陆英英译.上海:上海译文出版社，2003。
[12]	李美芹.“开罗三部曲”中的文化记忆与民族身份认同[J].北方工业大学学报，2022，34 (02)。
[13]	谢炎伶.从家族小说到民族史诗——马哈福兹家族小说浅论[D].四川:四川师范大学，2013。
[14]	陆怡玮.“思想式写作”造就的得与失——从叙述学的角度初探《三部曲》的杂糅性[D].上海:上海外国语大学，2007。

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Shihui Yang. (2022). The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism. Science Innovation, 10(2), 57-60. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.si.20221002.16

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Shihui Yang. The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism. Sci. Innov. 2022, 10(2), 57-60. doi: 10.11648/j.si.20221002.16

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Shihui Yang. The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism. Sci Innov. 2022;10(2):57-60. doi: 10.11648/j.si.20221002.16

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.si.20221002.16,
  author = {Shihui Yang},
  title = {The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism},
  journal = {Science Innovation},
  volume = {10},
  number = {2},
  pages = {57-60},
  doi = {10.11648/j.si.20221002.16},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.si.20221002.16},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.si.20221002.16},
  abstract = {Before the 1980s, the meaning of Orientalism was single, that is only to carry out research in various fields related to Oriental civilization, and to excavate, narrate and write knowledge. Orientalism written by the Arab-American scholar Edward W. Said, is one of the representative works of colonial cultural theory that emerged after the 1990s. The Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street), written by Egyptian Realist writer Naguib Mahfouz in series, published in 1956 and 1957. The story which focused on national identity in the novel takes place in three old neighborhoods in Cairo, Egypt, so this novel is also known as The Cairo Trilogy. Unlike other diaspora writers, Mahfouz did not have multiple nationalities and never left the land he grew up in, but was caught up in the tumultuous times of modern Egypt and experienced the violent clash of Eastern and Western ideologies and cultures. His Cairo Trilogy not only provides a visual representation of Islamic-Arab culture, but also conveys the attitudes and perceptions of the 'other' and his adherence to the local culture through his characters. Focus on the main idea from The Cairo Trilogy, this article will attempt to briefly explain the literary value and significance of the Cairo Trilogy from the perspective of Said's Orientalism.},
 year = {2022}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism
AU  - Shihui Yang
Y1  - 2022/05/26
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.si.20221002.16
DO  - 10.11648/j.si.20221002.16
T2  - Science Innovation
JF  - Science Innovation
JO  - Science Innovation
SP  - 57
EP  - 60
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2328-787X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.si.20221002.16
AB  - Before the 1980s, the meaning of Orientalism was single, that is only to carry out research in various fields related to Oriental civilization, and to excavate, narrate and write knowledge. Orientalism written by the Arab-American scholar Edward W. Said, is one of the representative works of colonial cultural theory that emerged after the 1990s. The Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street), written by Egyptian Realist writer Naguib Mahfouz in series, published in 1956 and 1957. The story which focused on national identity in the novel takes place in three old neighborhoods in Cairo, Egypt, so this novel is also known as The Cairo Trilogy. Unlike other diaspora writers, Mahfouz did not have multiple nationalities and never left the land he grew up in, but was caught up in the tumultuous times of modern Egypt and experienced the violent clash of Eastern and Western ideologies and cultures. His Cairo Trilogy not only provides a visual representation of Islamic-Arab culture, but also conveys the attitudes and perceptions of the 'other' and his adherence to the local culture through his characters. Focus on the main idea from The Cairo Trilogy, this article will attempt to briefly explain the literary value and significance of the Cairo Trilogy from the perspective of Said's Orientalism.
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Shihui Yang

The School of General Education, Liaoning University of International Business and Economics, Dalian, China

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Shihui Yang. (2022). The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism. Science Innovation, 10(2), 57-60. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.si.20221002.16

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Shihui Yang. The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism. Sci. Innov. 2022, 10(2), 57-60. doi: 10.11648/j.si.20221002.16

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Shihui Yang. The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism. Sci Innov. 2022;10(2):57-60. doi: 10.11648/j.si.20221002.16

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.si.20221002.16,
  author = {Shihui Yang},
  title = {The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism},
  journal = {Science Innovation},
  volume = {10},
  number = {2},
  pages = {57-60},
  doi = {10.11648/j.si.20221002.16},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.si.20221002.16},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.si.20221002.16},
  abstract = {Before the 1980s, the meaning of Orientalism was single, that is only to carry out research in various fields related to Oriental civilization, and to excavate, narrate and write knowledge. Orientalism written by the Arab-American scholar Edward W. Said, is one of the representative works of colonial cultural theory that emerged after the 1990s. The Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street), written by Egyptian Realist writer Naguib Mahfouz in series, published in 1956 and 1957. The story which focused on national identity in the novel takes place in three old neighborhoods in Cairo, Egypt, so this novel is also known as The Cairo Trilogy. Unlike other diaspora writers, Mahfouz did not have multiple nationalities and never left the land he grew up in, but was caught up in the tumultuous times of modern Egypt and experienced the violent clash of Eastern and Western ideologies and cultures. His Cairo Trilogy not only provides a visual representation of Islamic-Arab culture, but also conveys the attitudes and perceptions of the 'other' and his adherence to the local culture through his characters. Focus on the main idea from The Cairo Trilogy, this article will attempt to briefly explain the literary value and significance of the Cairo Trilogy from the perspective of Said's Orientalism.},
 year = {2022}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Cairo Trilogy from the Perspective of Orientalism
AU  - Shihui Yang
Y1  - 2022/05/26
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.si.20221002.16
DO  - 10.11648/j.si.20221002.16
T2  - Science Innovation
JF  - Science Innovation
JO  - Science Innovation
SP  - 57
EP  - 60
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2328-787X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.si.20221002.16
AB  - Before the 1980s, the meaning of Orientalism was single, that is only to carry out research in various fields related to Oriental civilization, and to excavate, narrate and write knowledge. Orientalism written by the Arab-American scholar Edward W. Said, is one of the representative works of colonial cultural theory that emerged after the 1990s. The Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street), written by Egyptian Realist writer Naguib Mahfouz in series, published in 1956 and 1957. The story which focused on national identity in the novel takes place in three old neighborhoods in Cairo, Egypt, so this novel is also known as The Cairo Trilogy. Unlike other diaspora writers, Mahfouz did not have multiple nationalities and never left the land he grew up in, but was caught up in the tumultuous times of modern Egypt and experienced the violent clash of Eastern and Western ideologies and cultures. His Cairo Trilogy not only provides a visual representation of Islamic-Arab culture, but also conveys the attitudes and perceptions of the 'other' and his adherence to the local culture through his characters. Focus on the main idea from The Cairo Trilogy, this article will attempt to briefly explain the literary value and significance of the Cairo Trilogy from the perspective of Said's Orientalism.
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
ER  -

Copy | Download