A Mosaic of Misunderstanding: Occident, Orient, and Facets of Mutual Misconstrual

Julia Szo¿tysek

ISBN 10: 3631674732 / ISBN 13: 9783631674734

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2016, 2016

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Neuware -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.¿ 214 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Mosaic of Misunderstanding: Occident, Orient, and Facets of Mutual Misconstrual
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631674732
• ISBN 13: 9783631674734
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 17D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 395 grams

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Synopsis

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.’

About the Author

Julia Szołtysek completed her doctoral dissertation at the University of Wrocław, Poland. She currently lectures at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Her academic interests include literary and artistic representations of the Middle East, travel discourses, racial/ethnic theories, and opera studies.