{"product_id":"the-pre-raphaelites-and-orientalism-eleonora-sasso-9781474454865","title":"The Pre-Raphaelites and Orientalism: Language and Cognition in Remediations of the East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInvestigates the latent and manifest traces of the East in Pre-Raphaelite literature and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pre-Raphaelites and Orientalism: Language and Cognition in Remediations of the East\u003c\/em\u003e redefines the task of interpreting the East in the late nineteenth century. Weaving together literary, linguistic and cognitive analyses of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, illustrations and writings, socio-cultural investigations of the Orient, and rhetorical considerations about Arabian forms of writing, the terms of critical debate surrounding the East are redefined. It takes as a starting point Edward Said's Orientalism (1978) in order to investigate the latent and manifest traces of the East in Pre-Raphaelite literature and culture. As the book demonstrates, the Pre-Raphaelites and their associates appeared to be the most eligible representatives of a profoundly conservative manifestation of the Orient, of its mystic aura, criminal underworld, and feminine sensuality, or to put it into Arabic terms, of its aja'ib (marvels), mutalibun (treasure-hunters) and hur al-ayn (femmes fatales). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at how selected examples of Pre-Raphaelite writings acted as major vehicles for raising awareness of cultural diversity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRedefines the task of interpreting the East in the late nineteenth century taking as a starting point Edward Said's \u003ci\u003eOrientalism\u003c\/i\u003e (1978)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBy investigating the pervasive influence of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e on Pre-Raphaelite texts, this study aims at bringing together Western and Eastern forms of writing;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines the reasons why the writings by John Ruskin, D.G. Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, William Morris, Algernon Swinburne, Aubrey Beardsley, and Ford Madox Ford play such a prominent role in the Oriental debate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleonora Sasso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474454860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474454865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Eleonora Sasso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123877835007,"sku":"9781474454865","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_365b4702-e24e-45c5-85c6-094078fd5026.jpg?v=1687433417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pre-raphaelites-and-orientalism-eleonora-sasso-9781474454865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}