Representations of the Intellectual: The 1993 Reith Lectures - Couverture rigide

Said, Edward W.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0679435867 ISBN 13 : 9780679435860

Editeur : Pantheon Books, 1994

Synopsis

A new collection of essays by the author of Culture and Imperialism explores the changing role of the intellectual in modern society, drawing on both current events and literary examples to support his arguments.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Edward W. Said is University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is a prolific writer on a wide range of topics including literature, music, cultural criticism and Palestinian issues. He is the author of Beginnings: Intention and Method; Orientalism; The Question of Palestine; The World, the Text, and the Critic; After the Last Sky: Palestinian Lives; Musical Elaborations; Culture and Imperialism and The Politics of Disposession.

Revue de presse

"Bracing and heartfelt. . . . A fiercely assertive description of the intellectual as an oppositional figure." --The New Yorker

"Edward Said is the most distinguished cultural critic now writing in America." --Cornel West

"Said is a brilliant and unique amalgam of scholar, aesthete and political activist. . . . He challenges and stimulated our thinking in every area." --Washington Post Book World

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pantheon Books
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0679435867
• ISBN 13: 9780679435860
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible