Mosaic of Misunderstanding
Subtitle: Occident, Orient, and Facets of Mutual Misconstrual
Publisher: Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Peter
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9783631674734
Subjects: East and west; Intercultural communication; Postcolonialism; Intellectual life; Civilization, western; Civilization, oriental
Description: "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.