The Pre-Raphaelites and Orientalism: Language and Cognition in Remediations of the East Contributor(s): Sasso, Eleonora (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474454860 ISBN-13: 9781474454865 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - Art | Criticism & Theory |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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Publisher Description: 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:
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