Traditional Orient. Modern Orient. Literary studies
Even though the productive reception of Oriental culture is at present only marginal and has a limited impact, it should not be entirely overlooked in the study of contemporary literature. The oriental literatures have been influenced by non-Oriental (‘Occidental’) inspirations and much in the same way the Western or European literatures have come under the spell of the ‘magic’ or ‘exotic flavour’ of the Orient. Homever, these mutual interactions of the Oriental and Occidental literatures are coupled with the dialogue of tradition and modernity. This dialogue has multiple forms, it functions on many levels and with various degrees of intensity, but it certainly exists and, what is more, constitutes a remarkable contribution to the development of the literary and cultural identity of all societies.
Foreword
ADAM BEDNARCZYK, MAGDALENA KUBAREK, MACIEJ SZATKOWSKI
The Dialogue of Modernity and Tradition in Literature: A Proposal for a Redefinition in the Context of the Orient and Orientalism / 7
JOANNA MUSIATEWICZ
A Young Lebanese in theNineteenth-CenturyEuropeanCity.Rome,Paris,London,BerlinandViennain the Eyes of Salīm Bustrus / 21
MAGDALENALEWICKA
Arabic Linguistic Layer of the Writings of Grand Duchy ofLithuaniaas Exemplified by Tafsir of Alytus / 37
SEBASTIAN GADOMSKI
The Past as a Mirror of the Present – Sulṭān Bin Muḥammad al-Qāsimī’s Historical Dramas / 69
MAGDALENA KUBAREK
The Faces of Rebellion in Contemporary Arab Literature / 81
ARZU SADYKHOVA
Kalīla wa-Dimna in Russian Literature / 99
IWONA MILEWSKA
Sāvitrī – An Indian Story of a Faithful Wife as Shown in Polish Literary Sources / 109
VÍT ULMAN
The Question of Modernity and Tradition in the Literature of theFiveMountains/131
NATALIA BADIYAN-SIEKIERZYCKA
Victorian Female Travelers and Orient / 145
Index of names / 157