In terms of affiliation, however, I believe that my best work as a critic has benefitted from cultural criticism, Marxist literary theories, psycho-analysis, as well as feminism. I'm proud to have been one of the first teachers to adopt these approaches in my critical practice as a teacher of literature at the University of Alexandria (Egypt).
A review article in Arabic entitled "Shakespeare and the English Critical Scene", published in Fusul (January 2005).
The article is a brief survey of how the Shakespearean canon became the touchstone by which different approaches and theories attempted to establish themselves, practically by applying their methods to the works of the Bard.
The funny thing is, even though the essay has been out for five months, E. hasn't seen it yet!!
We'll include a copy in ESLA Inc once we locate it ...
