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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 June 2012
    22 July 2010
    ISBN:
    9780511780769
    9780521864534
    9780521683050
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511780769
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.4kg, 170 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.24kg, 170 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Literature, English Literature: General Interest, Literary Theory
    Series:
    Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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    Subjects:
    Literature, English Literature: General Interest, Literary Theory
    Series:
    Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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    One of the most famous literary critics of the twentieth century, Edward Said's work has been hugely influential far beyond academia. As a prominent advocate for the Palestinian cause and a noted music critic, Said redefined the role of the public intellectual. In his books, as scholarly as they are readable, he challenged conventional critical demarcations between disciplines. His major opus, Orientalism, is a key text in postcolonial studies that continues to influence as well as challenge scholars in the field. Conor McCarthy introduces the reader to Said's major works and examines how his work and life were intertwined. He explains recurring themes in Said's writings on literature and empire, on intellectuals and literary theory, on music and on the Israel/Palestine conflict. This concise, informative and clearly written introduction for students beginning to study Said is ideally set up to explain the complexities of his work to new audiences.

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    "Conor McCarthy presents a lucid and highly readable overview of the oeuvre of one of the major intellectuals of our time."
    --College Literature: A Journal of Critical Literary Studies

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