VIŠEZNAČNOST KARNEVALIZACIJE U ROMANU HUDE HAMAD PEPELJUGE MASKATA
THE POLYSEMY OF CARNIVALIZATION IN THE NOVEL CINDERELLAS OF MUSCAT BY HUDA HAMAD
Author(s): Mirza SarajkićSubject(s): Gender Studies, Other Language Literature, Social Norms / Social Control, Theory of Literature
Published by: Orijentalni Institut u Sarajevu
Keywords: contemporary Arabic novel; feminist literary criticism; the patriarchy; Mikhail M. Bakhtin; carnivalization; polyphony; liminality;
Summary/Abstract: The carnivalesque sense of the world as a vision of utter freedom has become commonplace in various novels of postcolonial and feminist provenience. In her novel Cinderellas of Muscat, the Omani writer Huda Hamad uniquely reconstructs Bakhtin’s ideas of carnival, decrowning, liminality and polyphony. The novel depicts a multitude of worlds, including the fantasy world of the jinniyāt, the daily hardships of an ordinary Omani woman, the diverse destinies of the Cinderellas from Muscat, and utopian moments during the carnival magic. The nature of the presented worlds is understood through Bakhtin’s ideas whose meanings Huda Hamad skilfully multiplies in the context of Arabic culture and literature.
Journal: Prilozi za orijentalnu filologiju
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 68
- Page Range: 67-89
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Bosnian