Edward Said: A Critical Introduction

Jaydeep Chakrabarty

ISBN 10: 9354425933 / ISBN 13: 9789354425936

Published by Orient BlackSwan, 2023

About this Item

Edward Said: A Critical Introduction is a lucid, critical introduction to the life and works of Edward Said. It engages with foundational concepts of the Saidian oeuvre such Orientalism, contrapuntal reading, humanism and worldliness, and provides critical outlines of his major works including Orientalism, The World, the Text and the Critic and Culture and Imperialism. The volume also explores Said s deeply held political beliefs with regards to Palestine and neo-imperialism, and illustrates how Said s politics and theoretical moves are inextricably linked a crucial perspective that has informed and given rise to important areas of study such as postcolonialism. Literary/Cultural Theory provides concise, lucid and nuanced analyses of a range of key concepts, theorists and texts in contemporary literary and cultural theory.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Edward Said: A Critical Introduction
• Publisher: Orient BlackSwan
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9354425933
• ISBN 13: 9789354425936
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The volume is a lucid, critical introduction to the life and works of Edward Said. It engages with foundational concepts of the Saidian oeuvre such Orientalism, contrapuntal reading, humanism and worldliness, and provides critical outlines of his major works including Orientalism, The World, the Text, and the Critic andCulture and Imperialism. The volume also explores Said’s deeply held political beliefs with regard to Palestine and neo-imperialism, and illustrates how Said’s politics and theoretical moves are inextricably linked – a crucial perspective that has informed and given rise to important areas of study such as postcolonialism.

About the Author

Jaydeep Chakrabarty is Assistant Professor, Department of English, Assam University, Silchar.