Literary Orientalism, Postcolonialism, and Universalism (Hardcover, New edition)

A number of the greatest classics (both old and modern) of English literature, extending from Antony and Cleopatra to A Passage to India, contain a sympathetic portrayal of the East, which connects them to each other in a way that justifies the term «literary orientalism. Literary Orientalism, Postcolonialism, and Universalism describes this clearly discernable tradition and examines certain key texts of oriental literature for the strong impact that they have had on English literature and for the striking manner in which they have been absorbed and appropriated into British culture. The Arabian Nights stands foremost among these works, which include the Maqamat, Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Bin Yaqdhan, as well as the oriental sources of courtly love. Literary Orientalism, Postcolonialism, and Universalism then moves from literary orientalism to a discussion of postcolonialism and postcolonial discourse. It argues, principally, that the time has come to go beyond orientalism and postcolonialism to a more universalist approach. The inadequacies of the term «post-colonial, in particular, and the Eurocentric and Westernist perspective it implies, affirm the need for a renewed, modern form of humanism, a new humanist universalism.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Postcolonial Studies, 9
Release date:	November 2009
First published:	2010
Authors:	Abdulla M Al-Dabbagh
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	141
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-0766-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	1-4331-0766-X
Barcode:	9781433107665

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