TY - BOOK ID - 7857922 TI - The Cambridge introduction to Edward Said PY - 2010 SN - 9780521683050 9780521864534 0521864534 052168305X 9780511780769 0511780761 9780511789809 0511789807 9780511784613 0511784619 9780511787195 0511787197 0511850557 1107210186 1282725092 9786612725098 0511789068 0511786050 0511788339 PB - New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Said, Edward W. KW - Critics KW - Literary critics KW - Criticism KW - Litterateurs KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Literature KW - Aiḍvarḍ Saʻīd KW - Saʻīd, Aiḍvarḍ KW - Saʻīd, Idwārd W. KW - Saidŭ KW - Sayide, Aidehua KW - סעיד, אדוארד KW - سعيد، إدوارد KW - سعيد، إدوارد و. KW - سعيد، ادورد KW - 薩依德艾德華 KW - Said, Edward Wadie KW - Said, Eduardo KW - Said, Edward Wadie (1935-2003) KW - Critique et interprétation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7857922 AB - 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. ER -