| Preface |
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| Introduction The Palestinian Novel in Israel: An Overview |
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1 The Palestinian Literature in Israel |
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Who constitute the Palestinian Minority in Israel? |
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Literature from 1948-1967: A Confused Arab Minority |
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14 | (2) |
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Literature from 1967-1997: A Unified Palestinian Minority |
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16 | (6) |
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A Committed and an Engaged Literature |
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22 | (4) |
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26 | (5) |
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2 Author, Text and Reader - A Model of Partnership |
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31 | (24) |
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From Text to Reader - A General Survey |
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31 | (9) |
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The Literary Communication Pact - A Proposed Model |
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40 | (11) |
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51 | (4) |
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3 The Author as a Serious Comedian The Pessoptimist |
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55 | (32) |
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55 | (1) |
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Techniques of Humor - Direct Response |
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56 | (14) |
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Techniques of Narrative and Focalization - The Art of Persuasion |
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70 | (8) |
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Techniques of Intertextuality - Delayed Communication |
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78 | (5) |
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83 | (4) |
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4 The Author as a Character The Hell with the Lilac |
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87 | (18) |
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The Genre Identity of the Novel |
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87 | (12) |
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Subjects and Quasi-Subjects in Literary Communication |
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99 | (5) |
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104 | (1) |
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5 The Author as a Scholar Soul in the Crucible |
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105 | (20) |
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105 | (3) |
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Plot Structure of the Novel |
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108 | (3) |
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Representative Characterization |
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111 | (1) |
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Static Quality of the Plot |
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111 | (3) |
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Structure of Conflicts and Parallels |
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114 | (2) |
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Closed Quality of the Ending |
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116 | (1) |
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The Author's Resurrection and the Reader's Death |
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117 | (6) |
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123 | (2) |
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6 The Author as a Partner |
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125 | (20) |
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The Textual Reality Model |
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125 | (12) |
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The Author's Intervention |
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137 | (5) |
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142 | (3) |
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7 The Author as a Narrator The Marginal |
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145 | (20) |
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145 | (7) |
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The Intervention of the Author |
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152 | (5) |
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Inter-Textual Relationships |
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157 | (5) |
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162 | (3) |
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8 The Author as an Historian Crying Objector |
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165 | (18) |
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Introduction: General Structure |
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165 | (2) |
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Blurring of the Chronological Sequence and Delay |
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167 | (5) |
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172 | (8) |
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180 | (3) |
| Conclusion Author-Reader Struggle Over Text Domination |
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| Appendix: Novels and Novellas Written by Palestinians in Israel (1948-1997) |
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193 | (4) |
| Notes |
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197 | (24) |
| References |
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221 | (10) |
| Index |
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