Bøker av Abdulla M. Al-Dabbagh

In Seven Essays: Studies in Literature, Drama, and Film, Abdulla Al-Dabbagh's unique approach to literary and cultural issues succeeds in casting new light on these subjects, revealing innovative fields of research and investigation.

Stylistically, at the heart of Shakespeare's orientalism are two long-recognized features of his dramatic art: his predilection for reversing stereotypes and his sympathy and identification with the alien and the other. This book investigates the boundaries of oriental framework within works such as "Hamlet", "King Lear", and "The Tempest".

Essays in this book deal with Western intellectuals, Arab intellectuals and Arab literary and cultural concerns, the spread of Islamophobia, and the division of what may be called the international intelligentsia into radicals, pundits, renegades, and imposters.

D. H. Lawrence

Socialist Literature studies the relationship between the development of socialist literary theory and the process of cultural transformation in modern society by tracing the outline of the theory in the works of Marx, Lenin, and Mao, and examining its reflection in actual works of literature.

Examines certain key texts of oriental literature for the strong impact that they had on English literature and for the striking manner in which they have been absorbed and appropriated into British culture. This title moves from literary orientalism to a discussion of postcolonialism and postcolonial discourse.