Before the era of globalization, the nation state produced intellectuals, some in its support, and some in opposition. Among the latter were those who could be termed literary exiles. Different kinds of states produced different kinds of intellectuals, and thus arose the possibility of a sociology of literary exile. Today, in the wake of the Arab Spring, with its unexpected resurgence of old-fashioned nationalism, the question arises whether scholars should now take a second look at the question of national history and its theory in the wake of globalization. This essay argues that Arab literary exiles can be meaningfully looked at as part of a longer-term trend extending from the old national period until today, representing a historical approach well worth developing.

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阿拉伯之春下的阿拉伯文学流亡者及其写作

在全球化时代之前，民族国家产生了知识分子，有的支持，有的反对。后者中有那些可以被称为文学流亡者的人。不同的国家产生了不同的知识分子，从而产生了文学流亡社会学的可能性。今天，在阿拉伯之春之后，随着老式民族主义的意外复苏，学者们现在是否应该重新审视全球化之后的民族历史及其理论问题。本文认为，阿拉伯文学流亡可以有意义地视为从旧民族时期延续到今天的长期趋势的一部分，代表了一种非常值得发展的历史方法。