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Literary Orientalism, Postcolonialism, and Universalism
Author:
Abdulla M. Al-Dabbagh
ISBN:
9781433107665
Binding:
Hardcover
Year:
2010
Pages:
149
Size:
15 x 23 cm
Weight:
315 grams
Price:
INR
3850.00
About the Book
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 «postcolonial», in particular, and the Eurocentric and Westernist perspective it implies, affirm the need for a renewed, modern form of humanism, a new humanist universalism.
About the Author
Leela Prasad
Leela Prasad is a Professor of Ethics and Religious Studies at Duke University. She is the awardwinning author of
Poetics of Conduct
and the codirector of the film
Aftertones
. Follow her on Twitter @ProfLeelaPrasad
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