THE Marginal Literature and Ideology in Arab Literary Creativity

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between ideology and Arab marginal literature. The margin represents the antithesis of official, central literature and functions as a counter-ideological instrument that seeks to unsettle the narratives of dominant authority, which often bypass marginalized groups, minorities, and opponents of central power. It does so by rebelling against the limits imposed by authoritarian modes of thought and expression, and by making audible the voice of the marginalized, excluded, and forgotten other as a form of confrontation rather than compliance. This occurs through exposing the hidden structures of prevailing ideology. The study therefore asks: how have the features of this relationship been embodied in Arab literary creativity?