Islam and romantic orientalism: literary encounters with the orient
Auteur :
Sharafuddin, Mohammed
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781850437857
Date de publication :
31 déc. 1994
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Did European writers create an image of the Islamic world as a place of tyranny, unreason and immorality destined to be subjected to and exploited by the civilized West? This book takes a fresh look at some of the main literary texts of the Romantic movement explored in Edward Said's work.