Recognition in the Arabic narrative tradition : discovery, deliverance and delusion

This volume analyses the recognition scene in the Arabic narrative tradition. According to Aristotle, a well-crafted recognition scene is one of the basic constituents of a successful narrative. It is the point when hidden facts and identities come to light - in the classic instance, a son discovers in horror that his wife is his mother and his children are his siblings. Here, Philip F. Kennedy shows how 'recognition' is key to an understanding of how one reads values and meaning into, or out of, a story.  Read more...