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The Narrative Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Arabic Literature
The story of the life of Shajar al-Durr (d. 1257) has been retold many times in Arabic literature in a variety of genres and mediums. In the pre-modern era, Shajar al-Durr’s biography appeared in the works of Ibn Wāṣil, Abū al-Fidāʾ, Al-Maqrīzī, and Ibn Taghrībirdī as well as the popular epi...
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| author | Quinlan, Mary Evelyn |
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| description | The story of the life of Shajar al-Durr (d. 1257) has been retold many times in Arabic literature in a variety of genres and mediums. In the pre-modern era, Shajar al-Durr’s biography appeared in the works of Ibn Wāṣil, Abū al-Fidāʾ, Al-Maqrīzī, and Ibn Taghrībirdī as well as the popular epic Sīrat Baybars. Many others have written about her since the 19th century, including Qadriyya Ḥusayn and Jurjī Zaydān. Writers of her biography used varying degrees of narrativization to create a story that served their needs, whether that was chronicling the history of 13th century Egypt or promoting contemporary ideological discourse. My research is a holistic and in-depth enumeration and analysis of the appearances of Shajar al-Durr’s life story in Arabic literature from the 13th century to the 21st. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3851 The Narrative Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Arabic Literature Quinlan, Mary Evelyn The story of the life of Shajar al-Durr (d. 1257) has been retold many times in Arabic literature in a variety of genres and mediums. In the pre-modern era, Shajar al-Durr’s biography appeared in the works of Ibn Wāṣil, Abū al-Fidāʾ, Al-Maqrīzī, and Ibn Taghrībirdī as well as the popular epic Sīrat Baybars. Many others have written about her since the 19th century, including Qadriyya Ḥusayn and Jurjī Zaydān. Writers of her biography used varying degrees of narrativization to create a story that served their needs, whether that was chronicling the history of 13th century Egypt or promoting contemporary ideological discourse. My research is a holistic and in-depth enumeration and analysis of the appearances of Shajar al-Durr’s life story in Arabic literature from the 13th century to the 21st. 2026-06-11T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2789 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3851/viewcontent/mary_evelyn_quinlan_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Shajar al-Durr narrative historiography biography Arabic Language and Literature Arts and Humanities Islamic World and Near East History |
| spellingShingle | Shajar al-Durr narrative historiography biography Arabic Language and Literature Arts and Humanities Islamic World and Near East History Quinlan, Mary Evelyn The Narrative Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Arabic Literature |
| title | The Narrative Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Arabic Literature |
| title_full | The Narrative Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Arabic Literature |
| title_fullStr | The Narrative Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Arabic Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Narrative Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Arabic Literature |
| title_short | The Narrative Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Arabic Literature |
| title_sort | narrative legacy of shajar al durr in arabic literature |
| topic | Shajar al-Durr narrative historiography biography Arabic Language and Literature Arts and Humanities Islamic World and Near East History |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2789 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3851/viewcontent/mary_evelyn_quinlan_thesis.pdf |
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