The Cambridge Introduction to Edward Said
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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The Cambridge Introduction to Edward Said
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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The Cambridge Introduction to Edward Said

The Cambridge Introduction to Edward Said

by Conor McCarthy
The Cambridge Introduction to Edward Said

The Cambridge Introduction to Edward Said

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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521864534
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 07/22/2010
Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Pages: 170
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Conor McCarthy is Lecturer in English at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Chapter 1 Introduction, life, work 1

Beginning with Edward Said: history, biography, criticism 4

Chapter 2 Influences 13

Phenomenology 14

Philology 20

Marxism 26

Poststructuralism 47

Chapter 3 Works 56

Beginnings: Intention and Method (1975) 57

Orientalism (1978) 68

The Question of Palestine (1979) 85

The World, the Text, and the Critic (1983) 95

Culture and Imperialism (1993) 107

Chapter 4 Reception 123

Notes 139

Guide to further reading 150

Index 153

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