Oltre l’Oriente e l’Occidente. l’orientalismo di Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm
Terms like "East" and "West" are metaphors rather than categories in a technical sense. In particular, the metaphor of "East" has played a decisive role in the development of "orientalistic disciplines" and has also influenced the so-called Eastern populations...
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Milano University Press
2012-11-01
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| author | Girolamo Pugliesi |
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| description | Terms like "East" and "West" are metaphors rather than categories in a technical sense. In particular, the metaphor of "East" has played a decisive role in the development of "orientalistic disciplines" and has also influenced the so-called Eastern populations. The analysis of the literary production of one of the greatest exponents of Egyptian culture in the Twentieth Century - Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) - will allows us to describe how he modified the vision of the East which was typical of the European Orientalism, beyond the alternative between East and West. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6425d4f2f391484f9cc372eb7e6a49b62023-08-02T04:38:43ZengMilano University PressAltre Modernità2035-76802012-11-0108657810.13130/2035-7680/25772312Oltre l’Oriente e l’Occidente. l’orientalismo di Tawfīq al-ḤakīmGirolamo PugliesiTerms like "East" and "West" are metaphors rather than categories in a technical sense. In particular, the metaphor of "East" has played a decisive role in the development of "orientalistic disciplines" and has also influenced the so-called Eastern populations. The analysis of the literary production of one of the greatest exponents of Egyptian culture in the Twentieth Century - Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) - will allows us to describe how he modified the vision of the East which was typical of the European Orientalism, beyond the alternative between East and West.https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/AMonline/article/view/2577OrientalismoOrienteOccidente |
| spellingShingle | Girolamo Pugliesi Oltre l’Oriente e l’Occidente. l’orientalismo di Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm Altre Modernità Orientalismo Oriente Occidente |
| title | Oltre l’Oriente e l’Occidente. l’orientalismo di Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm |
| title_full | Oltre l’Oriente e l’Occidente. l’orientalismo di Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm |
| title_fullStr | Oltre l’Oriente e l’Occidente. l’orientalismo di Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oltre l’Oriente e l’Occidente. l’orientalismo di Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm |
| title_short | Oltre l’Oriente e l’Occidente. l’orientalismo di Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm |
| title_sort | oltre l oriente e l occidente l orientalismo di tawfiq al hakim |
| topic | Orientalismo Oriente Occidente |
| url | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/AMonline/article/view/2577 |
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