The book investigates relations between the 'East' and 'West' from the Enlightenment until the present times. On the basis of a selection of American, British and Turkish literature, Orientalist painting, and Western opera works, the study proposes an innovative, more nuanced reading of post/colonial phenomena and their socio-cultural implications.

The book investigates relations between the 'East' and 'West' which have been forming and evolving from the Enlightenment until the present times. On the basis of material covering a selection of American, British and Turkish literature, as well as examples of Western Orientalist painting and musical (operatic) illustrations of analysed issues, the study aims to usher in a deeper and more nuanced understanding of post/colonial phenomena and their broader socio-cultural implications. The work attempts to accentuate the resonances and dissonances between various arts and disciplines, with the view to illuminating the organic nature of both inter- and intra-cultural relationships. The rationale behind such an orientation in research and methodology has not been to arrive at a final eclectic perspective, but rather, to promote a more comprehensive and diverse approach towards the 'Other.'

Autorentext

Julia Szötysek completed her doctoral dissertation at the University of Wroc aw, Poland. She currently lectures at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Her academic interests include literary and artistic representations of the Middle East, travel discourses, racial/ethnic theories, and opera studies.

Klappentext

The book investigates relations between the East and West which have been forming and evolving from the Enlightenment until the present times. On the basis of material covering a selection of American, British and Turkish literature, as well as examples of Western Orientalist painting and musical (operatic) illustrations of analysed issues, the study aims to usher in a deeper and more nuanced understanding of post/colonial phenomena and their broader socio-cultural implications. The work attempts to accentuate the resonances and dissonances between various arts and disciplines, with the view to illuminating the organic nature of both inter- and intra-cultural relationships. The rationale behind such an orientation in research and methodology has not been to arrive at a final eclectic perspective, but rather, to promote a more comprehensive and diverse approach towards the Other.

Inhalt

Of Mutual Threats - 9/11 Re/considered - Of Orhan Pamuk's Delightful Obsessions - Of Temptations Lady Mary Discovered, and Shared with Others - Of Promises and New Beginnings - Interview with Erdem Erdogan - Interview with Elijah Moshinsky