A Mosaic of Misunderstanding: Occident, Orient, and Facets of Mutual Misconstrual Contributor(s): Kalaga, Wojciech (Other), Szoltysek, Julia (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631674732 ISBN-13: 9783631674734 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $68.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Literary Criticism | European - General - Art | Techniques - Drawing |
Dewey: 909.098 |
LCCN: 2016025317 |
Series: Literary and Cultural Theory |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (0.84 lbs) 212 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The book investigates relations between the 'East' and 'West' which have been forming and evolving from the Enlightenment until the present times. On the basis of material covering a selection of American, British and Turkish literature, as well as examples of Western Orientalist painting and musical (operatic) illustrations of analysed issues, the study aims to usher in a deeper and more nuanced understanding of post/colonial phenomena and their broader socio-cultural implications. The work attempts to accentuate the resonances and dissonances between various arts and disciplines, with the view to illuminating the organic nature of both inter- and intra-cultural relationships. The rationale behind such an orientation in research and methodology has not been to arrive at a final eclectic perspective, but rather, to promote a more comprehensive and diverse approach towards the 'Other.' |