Frontier Orientalism and the Turkish Image in Central European Literature
«This book shows the multifarious literary repercussions of the Ottoman invasion of Central Europe as they kept evolving throughout the centuries. Charles D. Sabatos presents a rich tapestry of interesting literary material and eruditely discusses its implications for cross-cultural understanding. His well-researched and lucidly written book is an important contribution to the knowledge about the imagining of the Orient in the literatures of the region. It will undoubtedly become a reference for all interested in the critique of European Orientalism.»
Róbert Gáfrik, Slovak Academy of Sciences
This comparative study analyzes the ways that Central European writers used stereotypes of the Turks to develop their national identities from the early modern period to the present. Charles D. Sabatos uses Andre Gingrich’s concept of “frontier Orientalism” to foreground his analysis of Central European Orientalism, designating the Russian Empire and the Balkans as the occident and the Turks as the oriental “Other. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Lexington Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781793614872
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«This book shows the multifarious literary repercussions of the Ottoman invasion of Central Europe as they kept evolving throughout the centuries. Charles D. Sabatos presents a rich tapestry of interesting literary material and eruditely discusses its implications for cross-cultural understanding. His well-researched and lucidly written book is an important contribution to the knowledge about the imagining of the Orient in the literatures of the region. It will undoubtedly become a reference for all interested in the critique of European Orientalism.»
Róbert Gáfrik, Slovak Academy of Sciences