Mahjar literature

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Mahjar literature is a body of Arabic-language writing produced by Arab émigré writers in the Americas, known for its innovative, romantic, and often spiritually infused exploration of exile, identity, and cultural renewal.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mahjar literature canonical 7
Mahjar literary movement 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic literature movement ⓘ
diaspora literature ⓘ
literary tradition ⓘ
developedInCentury early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
emergedFrom Arab emigration to the Americas ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Mahjar movement ⓘ
Mahjar school ⓘ
émigré Arabic literature ⓘ
hasAssociatedCity Boston ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
São Paulo ⓘ
hasAssociatedCommunity Arab Christian émigrés ⓘ
Syrian–Lebanese diaspora ⓘ
hasCentralTheme East–West encounter ⓘ
cultural renewal ⓘ
exile ⓘ
freedom and individualism ⓘ
identity ⓘ
nostalgia for homeland ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
spiritual quest ⓘ
hasCharacteristic cosmopolitan outlook ⓘ
critique of social and religious conservatism ⓘ
emphasis on personal emotion ⓘ
hybrid Arab-American cultural identity ⓘ
idealization of nature ⓘ
hasEtymology from Arabic word “mahjar” meaning place of emigration or diaspora ⓘ
hasGenre essays ⓘ
novels ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
prose poetry ⓘ
short stories ⓘ
hasImpactOn Arab literary modernism ⓘ
modern Arabic poetry ⓘ
modern Arabic prose ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom American transcendentalism ⓘ
Christian mysticism ⓘ
European romanticism ⓘ
Sufi thought ⓘ
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
hasLegacy contributed to renewal of Arabic literary language ⓘ
inspired later Arab diaspora writers ⓘ
hasLiteraryInnovation integration of Western literary influences ⓘ
loosening of classical Arabic poetic forms ⓘ
simplified modern Arabic diction ⓘ
use of free verse and prose poetry tendencies ⓘ
hasLiteraryStyle lyricism ⓘ
romanticism ⓘ
spiritual and mystical tone ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ
hasNotableAuthor Abd al-Masih Haddad ⓘ
Ameen Rihani ⓘ
Elia Abu Madi ⓘ
Fawzi Ma‘luf ⓘ
Gibran Khalil Gibran ⓘ
Ilyas Farhat ⓘ
Mikhail Naimy ⓘ
Naseeb Arida ⓘ
Rashid Ayyub ⓘ
Shafiq Ma‘luf ⓘ
other Arab émigré writers in the Americas ⓘ
hasNotableGroup Brazilian Mahjar writers ⓘ
New York Pen League ⓘ
Pen League ⓘ
hasPeriodOfFlourishing early 20th century ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
hasRegionOfActivity Argentina ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
other parts of the Americas ⓘ
isPartOf modern Arabic literature ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jibran Khalil Jibran → movement → Mahjar literature ⓘ
Ameen Rihani → influenced → Mahjar literary movement ⓘ
linked to: Mahjar literature
Abd al-Masih Haddad → associatedWith → Mahjar literature ⓘ
Mikhail Naimy → movement → Mahjar literature ⓘ
Elia Abu Madi → movement → Mahjar literature ⓘ
Ar-Rabitah al-Qalamiyah → hasMovement → Mahjar literature ⓘ
Naseeb Arida → movement → Mahjar literature ⓘ
Rashid Ayyub → movement → Mahjar literature ⓘ
Rashid Ayyub → memberOf → Mahjar literary movement ⓘ
linked to: Mahjar literature