Beyond the burckhardtian dream: John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/1129
ISSN: 1578-3820
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/odisea.v0i11.324
ISSN: 1578-3820
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/odisea.v0i11.324
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Aiman Sanad, Al-GarrallahDate
2010Abstract
Using Said`s Orientalism, this paper investigates Whittier’s portrayal of Petra. In its discussion of Whittier’s representation of Petra, it examines how Eurocentric dialectics and Orientalism operate in his poetic consciousness. In particular, it analyzes the main traits of his Eurocentric discourse in “The Rock in El-Ghor.” It, moreover, argues that his textual treatment of Petra, to a great extent, emphasizes his faith in Western superiority in sharp contrast to Oriental inferiority. This paper concludes with a consideration of Whittier’s involvement in Petra as being, in one way or another, a token of what might be called IntraOrientalism. Usando el Orientalism de Said, este trabajo investiga la descripción de Petra hecha por Whittier. En sus discusiones sobre dicha representación de Petra, se examina cómo la dialéctica eurocéntrica y el orientalismo operan en su consciencia poética. Concretamente, analiza los principales rasgos de su discurso eurocéntrico en “in “The Rock in El-Gh...
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Eurocentrism
Edward Said
John Greenleaf Whittier
Bayard Taylor
John Burckhardt
Orientalism
Intra-Orientalism
Petra
IntraPetra
Eurocentrismo
Orientalismo
Intra-orientalismo