Cet ouvrage analyse la gense de la notion d'adab, quelques grandes oeuvres fondatrices depuis le milieu du 19 sicle, la constitution des grands genres partir des grands modles classiques mis au contact de la littrature occidentale. Il traite galement de la fonction dvolue la littrature dans la comprhension du sens de la vie. Il insiste particulirement sur l'engagement de la littrature dans l'identification des principaux obstacles la modernisation des structures sociales, politiques et culturelles, la dmocratie, au rapport individu/collectif. Il met en lumire certains grands combats: pour l'indpendance l'altrit, l'universalisme et la crativit. Cet ouvrage traite la culture arabe comme totalit, sans privilgier un pays ou, comme c'est l'habitude, le critre religieux, savoir l'islam.

This work analyses the emergence of the notion of adab, some major foundational works from the mid-19th century onwards, and the formation of major genres based on the cross-fertilisation of the iconic classical models and Western literature. It also deals with the function assigned to literature in understanding the meaning of life. The volume particularly emphasizes the commitment of literature to the identification of the main obstacles to the modernization of social, political and cultural structures, democracy, and the individual/collective relationship. It highlights certain major struggles: for independence, otherness, universalism and creativity. This work has a holistic approach to Arab culture, without favouring a country or, as is usual, the religious criterion, namely Islam.

Littrature Arabe Moderne: Gense Et Problmatiques