Juha, The Arab Philosopher, A Translation of Oriental Anecdotes

Juha features the Everyman character that holds a mirror to society's foibles and falsehoods. The book is a translation of Juha's oriental anecdotes that are a product of national consciousness of the Arab mind. Juha's tales and jokes are echoes of contemporary caricatures to decode profound socio-political messages. The study investigates the underlying mechanisms of humour by presenting a scientific analysis of the conversational implicature that causes laughter, an enterprise that can provide a comprehensive background to understand Juha's folk anecdotes. In a word, Juha is the magnificent Arab mouthpiece: he is the wise, the fool, the philosopher, the preacher, and the sharp satirist.

Autorentext

Marwa Alkhayat ist seit 2010 Assistenzprofessorin für Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft und -kritik an der MISR-Universität. Sie verfügt über langjährige Erfahrung in der Lehre seit 1999. Sie erwarb ihren MA- und Doktortitel in postkolonialem Drama an der Universität Kairo, Ägypten. Sie hat Artikel und Bücher über Semiotik, Animation und Kinderliteratur veröffentlicht.

Klappentext

Juha features the Everyman character that holds a mirror to society's foibles and falsehoods. The book is a translation of Juha's oriental anecdotes that are a product of national consciousness of the Arab mind. Juha's tales and jokes are echoes of contemporary caricatures to decode profound socio-political messages. The study investigates the underlying mechanisms of humour by presenting a scientific analysis of the conversational implicature that causes laughter, an enterprise that can provide a comprehensive background to understand Juha's folk anecdotes. In a word, Juha is the magnificent Arab mouthpiece: he is the wise, the fool, the philosopher, the preacher, and the sharp satirist.