The Pre-Raphaelites and Orientalism - Language and Cognition in Remediations of the East (Paperback)

Investigates the latent and manifest traces of the East in Pre-Raphaelite literature and culture The Pre-Raphaelites and Orientalism: Language and Cognition in Remediations of the East redefines the task of interpreting the East in the late nineteenth century. Weaving together literary, linguistic and cognitive analyses of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, illustrations and writings, socio-cultural investigations of the Orient, and rhetorical considerations about Arabian forms of writing, the terms of critical debate surrounding the East are redefined. It takes as a starting point Edward Said's Orientalism (1978) in order to investigate the latent and manifest traces of the East in Pre-Raphaelite literature and culture. As the book demonstrates, the Pre-Raphaelites and their associates appeared to be the most eligible representatives of a profoundly conservative manifestation of the Orient, of its mystic aura, criminal underworld, and feminine sensuality, or to put it into Arabic terms, of its aja'ib (marvels), mutalibun (treasure-hunters) and hur al-ayn (femmes fatales). Key Features: Looks at how selected examples of Pre-Raphaelite writings acted as major vehicles for raising awareness of cultural diversity Redefines the task of interpreting the East in the late nineteenth century taking as a starting point Edward Said's Orientalism (1978) By investigating the pervasive influence of The Arabian Nights on Pre-Raphaelite texts, this study aims at bringing together Western and Eastern forms of writing; Outlines the reasons why the writings by John Ruskin, D.G. Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, William Morris, Algernon Swinburne, Aubrey Beardsley, and Ford Madox Ford play such a prominent role in the Oriental debate

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	Eleonora Sasso
Dimensions:	154 x 233 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-5486-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-4744-5486-0
Barcode:	9781474454865

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