Thesis (M.A.)--American University of Beirut, Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, 2012.
Advisor : Dr. Assaad Khairallah, Professor, Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages--Committee Members : Dr. Tarif Khalidi, Professor, Center for Arab and Middle East Studies ; Dr. Michael Dennison, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-127)