Chewing over the West : occidental narratives in non-Western readings / edited by Doris Jedamski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jedamski, Doris, 1960-

Series:

Cross/Cultures 119.

Cross-cultures: readings in the post/colonial literatures in English ; 119

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postcolonialism in literature.

Colonies in literature.

Developing countries--Literatures--History and criticism.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Literatures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi, 406 pages).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The orientation of academic institutions has in recent years been moving away from highly specialized area studies in the classical sense towards broader regional and comparative studies. Cultural studies points to the limitation of Western approaches to non-Western cultures – a development not yet reflected in actual research and data collections. Bringing together scholars from all over the world with specialized knowledge in both Western and non-Western languages, literatures, and cultures, this collection of essays provides new insights into the agency of non-Western literatures in relation to the West – a term used with critical caution and, like other common binary dualisms, challenged here. Inter-cultural expertise, seldom applied in the combination of Asian, African, and ‘oriental’ perspectives, makes this compilation of essays an important contribution to the study of colonialism and postcoloniality. Topics covered include postcolonial Arabic writing; T.S. Eliot in contemporary Arabic poetry; Algerian (and Berber) literature; the English language and narratives in Kenyan art; characterization, dialogism, gender and Western infuence in modern Hindi fiction; Naya drama in India; modern Burmese theatre and literature under Western influence; Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and the Vietnamese Novel Without a Name ; Western Marxism and vernacular literature in colonial Indonesia; hybridity in Komedi Stambul ; and Sherlock Holmes in/and the crime fiction of Siam and Indonesia Contributors: Amina Azza Bekkat; Thomas de Bruijn; Matthew Isaac Cohen; Rasheed El-Enany; Keith Foulcher; Saddik M. Gohar; Rachel Harrison; Doris Jedamski; Ursula Lies; Daniela Merolla; Evan Mwangi; Guzel Vladimirovna Strelkova; Anna Suvorova; U Win Pe

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Theme and Identity in Postcolonial Arabic Writing / Rasheed El-Enany

Moving Pictures: Western Marxism and Vernacular Literature in Colonial Indonesia / Keith Foulcher

Mother Tongues with a Western Accent: Indigenous Negotiations with English Language and Narratives in Kenyan Art / Evan Mwangi

The Development of Modern Burmese Theatre and Literature Under Western Influence / U WIN PE

Writing Against, Writing With: The Case of Algerian Literature / Amina Azza–Bekkat

The Use of T.S. Eliot’s Literary Traditions in Contemporary Arabic Poetry / Saddik M. Gohar

War and Ideology: Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and the Vietnamese Novel Without a Name by Duong Thu Huong / Ursula Lies

Under Indian Eyes: Characterization and Dialogism in Modern Hindi Fiction / Thomas de Bruijn

In Search of a New Image: An Indian Madame Bovary? / Guzel V. Strelkova

Chewing Over Ethnographic Models: Berber Writings from Algeria / Daniela Merolla

The naya drama in India: Rediscovering the Self in the Western Mirror / Anna Suvorova

Hybridity in Komedi Stambul / Matthew Isaac Cohen

“Elementary, My Dear Wat”: Influence and Imitation in the Early Crime Fiction of ‘Late-Victorian’ Siam / Rachel Harrison

The Vanishing-Act of Sherlock Holmes in Indonesia’s National Awakening / Doris Jedamski

Notes on Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-420-2784-3

OCLC:

496959951

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789042027848 DOI