Exile and Expatriation in Modern American and Palestinian Writing
Produktnummer:
18ede65f73ada740cc9df7cb4fadab6756
| Autor: | Qabaha, Ahmad Rasmi |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | American literature Displacement Edward Said Exile Expatriation Langston Hughes Middle East Palestine Palestinian literature Postcolonialism |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 04.06.2018 |
| EAN: | 9783319914145 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 250 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
Produktinformationen "Exile and Expatriation in Modern American and Palestinian Writing"
This book examines the distinction between literary expatriation and exile through a 'contrapuntal reading' of modern Palestinian and American writing. It argues that exile, in the Palestinian case especially, is a political catastrophe; it is banishment by a colonial power. It suggests that, unlike expatriation (a choice of a foreign land over one’s own), exile is a political rather than an artistic concept and is forced rather than voluntary — while exile can be emancipatory, it is always an unwelcome loss. In addition to its historical dimension, exile also entails a different perception of return to expatriation. This book frames expatriates as quintessentially American, particularly intellectuals and artists seeking a space of creativity and social dissidence in the experience of living away from home. At the heart of both literary discourses, however, is a preoccupation with home, belonging, identity, language, mobility and homecoming.
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