Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Readings Of The Medieval Orient

Author : Liliana Sikorska
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501513367

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Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Readings of the Medieval Orient by Liliana Sikorska Pdf

Travel narratives and historical works shaped the perception of Muslims and the East in the Victorian and post-Victorian periods. Analyzing the discourses on Muslims which originated in the European Middle Ages, the first part of the book discusses the troubled legacy of the encounters between the East and the West and locates the nineteenth-century texts concerning the Saracens and their lands in the liminal space between history and fiction. Drawing on the nineteenth-century models, the second part of the book looks at fictional and non-fictional works of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century which re-established the "Oriental obsession," stimulating dread and resentment, and even more strongly setting the Civilized West against the Barbaric East. Here medieval metaphorical enemies of Mankind – the World, the Flesh and the Devil – reappear in different contexts: the world of immigration, of white women desiring Muslim men, and the present-day "freedom fighters."

Author : Ryszard Bartnik,Leszek Drong,Liliana Sikorska
Publisher : V&R Unipress
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783847016571

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Reimagined Communities by Ryszard Bartnik,Leszek Drong,Liliana Sikorska Pdf

These contributions offer fundamental insights into how literary works address and reconceptualize issues of nationalism, groupism, belonging and denationalization in selected European contexts. Various critical perspectives are employed here to highlight modern social and political processes as registered and, to a certain extent, also fashioned by contemporary literary discourses. 'Reimagined communities' emerge from literary redescriptions of existing or imaginary sociopolitical configurations in several European states or regions. All the contributions share a heightened sensitivity to the individual as enmeshed in oppressive geopolitical circumstances. Thereby, literary expressions of how individuality is constrained by social pressures may offer inspiring blueprints for emancipation.

Author : J. Ganim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137090393

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Medievalism and Orientalism by J. Ganim Pdf

This unique study traces fundamental parallels between medieval European and Middle Eastern cultures. By examining sources in cultural history, literature, and architecture, this book reveals mutual influences evident in the development of the current conception of the Middle Ages.

Author : Carol Falvo Heffernan
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0859917959

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The Orient in Chaucer and Medieval Romance by Carol Falvo Heffernan Pdf

A study of romance and the Orient in Chaucer and in anonymous popular metrical romances. The idea of the Orient is a major motif in Chaucer and medieval romance, and this new study reveals much about its use and significance, setting the literature in its historical context and thereby offering fresh new readings of anumber of texts. The author begins by looking at Chaucer's and Gower's treatment of the legend of Constance, as told by the Man of Law, demonstrating that Chaucer's addition of a pattern of mercantile details highlights the commercial context of the eastern Mediterranean in which the heroine is placed; she goes on to show how Chaucer's portraits of Cleopatra and Dido from the Legend of Good Women, read against parallel texts, especially in Boccaccio, reveal them to be loci of medieval orientalism. She then examines Chaucer's inventive handling of details taken from Eastern sources and analogues in the Squire's Tale, showing how he shapes them into the western form ofinterlace. The author concludes by looking at two romances, Floris and Blauncheflur and Le Bone Florence of Rome; she argues that elements in Floris of sibling incest are legitimised into a quest for the beloved, and demonstrates that Le Bone Florence be related to analogous oriental tales about heroic women who remain steadfast in virtue against persecution and adversity. Professor CAROL F. HEFFERNAN teaches in the Department ofEnglish, Rutgers University.

Author : James A. Diamond,Aaron W. Hughes
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004234062

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Encountering the Medieval in Modern Jewish Thought by James A. Diamond,Aaron W. Hughes Pdf

How does the “medieval” function as a bearer of Jewish identity in a changing secular world? Each chapter in Encountering the Medieval in Modern Jewish Thought addresses a different Jewish return to the medieval by using a language of renewal.

Author : Edward W. Said
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804153867

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Orientalism by Edward W. Said Pdf

More than three decades after its first publication, Edward Said's groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East has become a modern classic. In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding. Essential, and still eye-opening, Orientalism remains one of the most important books written about our divided world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Kregel Publications
Page : 1208 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0825497647

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Rotherham's Emphasized Bible by Anonim Pdf

(Double-column pages; foreword by John R. Kohlenberger III) A literal translation of the original text with symbols that allow the non-reader of Greek and Hebrew to discover the force and intent of the original.

Author : David Frame Johnson,Elaine M. Treharne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0199261636

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Readings in Medieval Texts by David Frame Johnson,Elaine M. Treharne Pdf

Readings in Medieval Texts offers a thorough and accessible introduction to the interpretation and criticism of a broad range of Old and Middle English canonical texts from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. The volume brings together 24 newly commissioned chapters by a leading international team of medieval scholars. An introductory chapter highlights the overarching trends in the composition of English Literature in the Medieval periods, and provides an overview of the textual continuities and innovations. Individual chapters give detailed information about context, authorship, date, and critical views on texts, before providing fascinating and thought-provoking examinations of crucial excerpts and themes. This book will be invaluable for undergraduate and graduate students on all courses in Medieval Studies, particularly those focusing on understanding literature and its role in society.

Author : University of Cambridge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 964 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521611717

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Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge 2004 by University of Cambridge Pdf

This is the latest updated edition of the University of Cambridge's official statutes and Ordinances.

Author : Elizabeth Emery,Laurie Postlewate
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0786417692

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Medieval Saints in Late Nineteenth Century French Culture by Elizabeth Emery,Laurie Postlewate Pdf

Legends, tales, and mysteries featuring saints captivated the French at the end of the nineteenth century. As Jean Lorrain pointed out in an 1891 article for the popular weekly Le Courrier Francais, the seemingly simple language of the saints' lives, their noble battles between good and evil and the atmosphere of religious mysticism appealed to many, especially those involved in the visual and performing arts. Ironically The Third Republic (1870-1940), a regime that claimed to reinforce and institute the secular ideas of the French Revolution, was witness to this great popular interest in the saints and religious imagery. The eight essays in this work explore the popularity of the saints from the 1850s to the 1920s. The essays evaluate the role they played in literature, art, music, science, history and politics, examine portrayals of the saints' lives in both low and high culture (from children's literature, shadow plays and the popular press to literature, opera and theological studies), and reveal the prevalence of the saints in fin-de-siecle France.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112111534308

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University of Cincinnati Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : University of California (1868-1952)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1882 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Universities and colleges
ISBN : UCSF:31378008249230

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Register of the University of California by University of California (1868-1952) Pdf

Author : Jerry West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015014880424

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A Trend Study of High School Offerings and Enrollments by Jerry West Pdf

Author : Fuat Keyman,Ahmet Icduygu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134325955

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Citizenship in a Global World by Fuat Keyman,Ahmet Icduygu Pdf

A keen analysis of the social, political and economic determinants of Turkish politics with an exploration of the different dimensions of the republican model of Turkish citizenship, providing the reader with a comprehensive account of Turkish modernity and democracy. At the beginning of a new millennium, Turkey finds itself at a critical juncture in its democratic evolution. This momentous event has been precipitated by its desire to enter into the European Union and the recent financial crisis it has faced, both of which have fuelled the need for the creation of a strong, democratic Turkey. Consisting of a collection of innovative and influential essays by leading scholars, this book gives the reader an historical and sociological understanding of Turkey and adds a new dimension to the ongoing discussion surrounding global citizenship and global identity.

Author : Simon Trussler,Clive Barker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521603293

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New Theatre Quarterly 80: Volume 20, Part 4 by Simon Trussler,Clive Barker Pdf

Provides an international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet.