A mosaic of misunderstanding : Occident, Orient, and facets of mutual misconstrual / Julia Szołtysek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szołtysek, Julia, 1985- author.

Series:

Literary and cultural theory ; volume 47.

Literary and cultural theory, 1434-0313 ; volume 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East and West.

Miscommunication--History.

Miscommunication.

Intercultural communication--History.

Intercultural communication.

Postcolonialism--History.

Postcolonialism.

Other (Philosophy)--History.

Other (Philosophy).

Intellectual life--History.

Intellectual life.

History.

Civilization, Western.

Civilization, Oriental.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

212 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Edition, [2016]

Summary:

"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'"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prelude

Of mutual threats : 9/11 re/considered

Of Orhan Pamukâ's delightful obsessions

Of temptations Lady Mary discovered, and shared with others

Post-scriptum: Of promises and new beginnings

Appendices: 1. Interview with Erdem Erdoğan : "No longer the Ottomans they used to be" : on Turkish opera, Sultan Selim the Third, composers and personal plans with Erdem Erdoğan; 2. Interview with Elijah Moshinsky : "New musical bounds of affirmation" : with Elijah Moshinsky on Mozart and the Enlightenment, stereotyping, and humanism in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783631674734

3631674732

OCLC:

951915825

Publisher Number:

99969471879