TheTravels of Lao Ts`an and Hadith 'Isa ibn Hisham are regarded as the forerunners of modern fiction in China and Egypt, respectively. Both adopt the framework of travel writing to reflect societies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lao Ts`an develops a somewhat restrictive narrative through the role of traveler, trying to break through the omniscient storytellers in traditional Chinese novels; while Hadith attempts to explore an Arabic way of writing fiction, by contacting the traditional Maqamat. If the first can be classified as an "adventure novel", the additional communication between two books will be noticed after tracing the Arabic origin of the "adventure novel". Both authors tried to reconcile Eastern and Western cultures, and find a middle solution between self-seclusion and wholesale westernization. Through this analysis, we can comprehend the efforts of Third World literature at the beginning of the modernization process.
YU, Y. (2023). The Traveler’s Narratives in The Travels of Lao Ts`an and Hadith 'Isa ibn Hisham: A Comparative Analysis. SAHIFATUL-ALSUN, 39(39), 7-28. doi: 10.21608/salsu.2023.319016
MLA
Yu-ping YU. "The Traveler’s Narratives in The Travels of Lao Ts`an and Hadith 'Isa ibn Hisham: A Comparative Analysis", SAHIFATUL-ALSUN, 39, 39, 2023, 7-28. doi: 10.21608/salsu.2023.319016
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YU, Y. (2023). 'The Traveler’s Narratives in The Travels of Lao Ts`an and Hadith 'Isa ibn Hisham: A Comparative Analysis', SAHIFATUL-ALSUN, 39(39), pp. 7-28. doi: 10.21608/salsu.2023.319016
VANCOUVER
YU, Y. The Traveler’s Narratives in The Travels of Lao Ts`an and Hadith 'Isa ibn Hisham: A Comparative Analysis. SAHIFATUL-ALSUN, 2023; 39(39): 7-28. doi: 10.21608/salsu.2023.319016
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