{"product_id":"literary-orientalism-postcolonialism-and-universalism-9781433107665","title":"Literary Orientalism Postcolonialism and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA number of the greatest classics (both old and modern) of English literature, extending from \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eA Passage to India\u003c\/i\u003e, contain a sympathetic portrayal of the East, which connects them to each other in a way that justifies the term literary orientalism. \u003ci\u003eLiterary Orientalism, Postcolonialism, and Universalism\u003c\/i\u003e describes this clearly discernable tradition and examines certain key texts of oriental literature for the strong impact that they have had on English literature and for the striking manner in which they have been absorbed and appropriated into British culture. The \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e stands foremost among these works, which include the \u003ci\u003eMaqamat\u003c\/i\u003e, Ibn Tufayl's \u003ci\u003eHayy Bin Yaqdhan\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the oriental sources of courtly love. \u003ci\u003eLiterary Orientalism, Postcolonialism, and Universalism\u003c\/i\u003e then moves from literary orientalism to a discussion of postcolonialism and postcolonial discourse. It argues, principally, that the time has co","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039518130519,"sku":"9781433107665","price":59.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433107665.jpg?v=1750943944","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/literary-orientalism-postcolonialism-and-universalism-9781433107665","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}