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Toward a New Critical Approach

Bibliographic Details
Title: Toward a New Critical Approach
Authors: Haithm Zinhom, Fatima Saif Aldahmani
Source: Acta Neophilologica, Vol 58, Iss 1 (2025)
Publisher Information: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani), 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Subject Terms: East and West, Arabic Modernism, Colonized and Colonizer, Orient and Occident, Post-colonial discourse, Language and Literature, Narrative Techniques
Description: In the framework of contemporary literary theories, this paper explores Tayeb Salih’s acclaimed work, Season of Migration to the North, examining it as a postcolonial modernist novel that traverses the dynamics between the Orient and the Occident. The analysis investigates the novel to explore the conflicts between the Colonized and the Colonizer, aiming to uncover new thematic directions crucial to the relationships between Africa and Britain. The paper contends that Salih re-writes and reinterprets the history of the British Empire in Sudan by engaging with canonized western fiction, particularly Heart of Darkness, to highlight the complex intersections between East and West. As an example of post-colonial Arabic modernism, Season of Migration to the North employs a distinctive narrative approach featuring a multiplicity of voices, reflecting diverse perspectives on issues such as colonization, hegemony, hybridity, and loss of identity.
Document Type: Article
Language: German
ISSN: 0567-784X
DOI: 10.4312/an.58.1.75-104
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b75c9e1e7ca342f9a2134745b015c322
Accession Number: edsair.doajarticles..38d69094b9a4b326057f07e097dd827c
Database: OpenAIRE
Description
ISSN:0567784X
DOI:10.4312/an.58.1.75-104