Reference Works
- Alam al-adab al-Arabi al-muasir : siyar wa-siyar dhatiyahBiographical entries for 20th century Arab writers.
- Muʻjam al-muʼallifīn : tarājim muṣannifī al-kutub al-ʻArabīyahBiographical dictionary of Arab scholars & writers.
Surveys of Arabic Literature
- Cambridge History of Arabic LiteratureThe 5-volume Cambridge history of Arabic literature covers the pre-Islamic period through the Modern period.
Selected Anthologies
Modern Arabic Fiction by Call Number: Baker Berry PJ7694.E8 M59 2005
Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought from Pre-Islamic Times to the Present by Call Number: Baker Berry PJ6119 .F69 2005
Contemporary Iraqi Fiction by Call Number: Baker Berry PJ8046.5.E5 C66 2008
Arabic Short Stories by Call Number: Baker Berry PJ7694.E8 A73 1994
Classical Arabic Stories by Call Number: Baker Berry PJ7694.E1 C56 2010
Modern Arabic Drama by Call Number: Baker Berry PJ7694.E5 M63 1995
The Arab Renaissance by "The Nahda ("awakening") designates the project of Arab cultural and political modernity from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Collected in this anthology are texts by intellectuals, writers, members of the clergy, and political figures. The authors discuss authority, social norms, conventions and practices both secular and religious, gender roles, class, travel, and technology. Presented in the original Arabic and in English translation, the texts will be of interest to students of the Arabic language and culture, history, cultural studies, gender studies, and other disciplines."
Translation Series
- Modern Arabic Writing seriesA translation series from the American University in Cairo Press.
- Heinemann Arab Authors SeriesA pioneering translation series.
Bibliographies
- Altoma, Salih J. "Iraq's Modern Arabic Literature in English Translation 1950-2003."Journal of Arabic Literature 35.1 (Apr. 2004): 88-138.
- al-Riwāyah al-ʻArabīyah : bibliyūjrāfiyā wa-madkhal naqdī (1865-1995)A bibliography & critical introduction to the Arabic novel (1865-1995)
- Cambridge History of Arabic LiteratureThe 5-volume Cambridge history of Arabic literature covers the pre-Islamic period through the Modern period.