ARABIC LITERATURE

TIPS AND TRICKS

1) CONSIDER YOUR SEARCH TERMS. For this assignment, focus on author name and any major literary works by said author. EXAMPLES INCLUDE author's name and/or the work and/or place of origin

"Naguib Mahfouz" or "Egypt and Naguib Mahfouz" as examples; for Adonis, you'll need to signify you mean the Syrian poet. Include those in your search terms, or use the given name Ali Ahmad Said Esber -- see here:

“Syrian Poet Adonis.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, Mar. 2021, p. 1. EBSCOhost, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=bc5859ed-86d2-3db8-af72-a1c9f6cf6281.

3) REMEMBER TO LOG INTO DATABASES ANY TIME YOU ARE WORKING OFF CAMPUS WITH A LIBRARY RESOURCE. See off campus access info below

OFF CAMPUS ACCESS

When searching at home, in a coffee shop, or anywhere off campus, you will need a username and password to log into each database.

For remote access to all databases: Please see our username and password here.

NOTE: This information should not be shared beyond the faculty, staff and students in the Cambridge School of Weston community.

Have questions? Email library@csw.org

Noodletools for citation (MLA)

SCHOLARLY SOURCES (+Reference for biographical information)

OXFORD REFERENCE: ARABIC LITERARY TERMS

LITERATURE RESEARCH CENTER (search by author or literary work-- navigate to the biography, etc.)

ex. KHALIL GIBRAN

EBSCO DISCOVERY (search for author or literary work--find the research starter, which is an encyclopedia entry)

ex. MAHMOUD DARWISH

JSTOR (search for author)

ex. HAFIZ IBRAHIM and AHMAD SHAUQI

Some examples of scholarly, peer reviewed articles

Allen, Roger. “The Artistry of Yūsuf Idrīs.” World Literature Today, vol. 55, no. 1, 1981, pp. 43–47. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/40135615. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.

Moosa, Matti. “Naguib Mahfouz: Life in the Alley of Arab History.” The Georgia Review, vol. 49, no. 1, 1995, pp. 224–30. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41401631. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.

Cooke, Miriam. “Yahya Haqqi as Critic and Nationalist.” International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1981, pp. 21–34. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/163285. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.

Young, M. J. L. “Modern Arabic Fiction in English Translation: A Review Article.” Middle Eastern Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 1980, pp. 147–58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4282776. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024. *several Egyptian authors are mentioned herein

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