TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCarthy,Conor
TI  - The Cambridge introduction to Edward Said
T2  - Cambridge introductions to literature
SN  - 978-0-521-86453-4
U1  - 801.95092 23E
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge, New York, Melbourne [etc.]
PB  - Cambridge University Press
N1  - Notes bibliogr; Introduction, life, work: beginning with Edward Said: history, biography, criticism -- Influences. Phenomenology -- Philology -- Marxism -- Poststructuralism -- Works. Beginnings: intention and method (1975) -- Orientalism (1978) -- The question of Palestine (1979) -- The world, the text, and the critic (1983) -- Culture and Imperialism (1993) -- Reception
N2  - "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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