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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459127003321

Autore

Veeser H. Aram (Harold Aram), <1950-, >

Titolo

Edward said : the charisma of criticism / / H. Aram Veeser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-93257-7

1-136-93258-5

1-282-58613-0

9786612586132

0-203-84619-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

801/.95092

Soggetti

Critics - United States

Intellectuals - United States

Scholars - United States

Palestinian Americans

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; A Note on the Title of this Book; 1 THE CHARISMA OF EDWARD SAID; 2 BEGINNING AGAIN; 3 EMERGENCE; 4 ACADEMOSTARDOM; 5 SECULAR CRITICISM; 6 RHETORIC AND IMAGE; 7 ON STAGE; 8 LATER VISIONS; 9 MARQUEE INTELLECTUAL; 10 POLITICAL ROUGHHOUSE; 11 DROPPING THE PLO; 12 SAID IN HISTORY; Notes; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This insightful critical biography shows us an Edward Said we did not know. H. Aram Veeser brings forth not the Said of tabloid culture, or Said the remote philosopher, but the actual man, embedded in the politics of the Middle East but soaked in the values of the West and struggling to advance the best European ideas. Veeser shows the organic ties connecting his life, politics, and criticism. Drawing on what he learned over 35 years as Said's student and skeptical admirer, Veeser uses never-before-published interviews, debate transcripts, and



photographs to discover a Said who had few inhibit