Victor Segalen and the Aesthetics of Diversity Journeys Between Cultures |
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| Author:
| Forsdick, Charles |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-816014-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $77.00 |
Book Description:
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Victor Segalen (1878-1919) is one of the leading twentieth-century critics of exoticism. Rejecting the colonial literature of his time, he sought new means of approaching non-Western cultures. Segalen has become a common point of reference for a series of important contemporary thinkers (Baudrillard, Glissant, Said, Todorov). However, his work is not yet widely available to English-language readers. This study will provide an invaluable introduction to Segalen for those interested in a...
More DescriptionVictor Segalen (1878-1919) is one of the leading twentieth-century critics of exoticism. Rejecting the colonial literature of his time, he sought new means of approaching non-Western cultures. Segalen has become a common point of reference for a series of important contemporary thinkers (Baudrillard, Glissant, Said, Todorov). However, his work is not yet widely available to English-language readers. This study will provide an invaluable introduction to Segalen for those interested in a variety of fields (travel writing, literary criticism, post-colonial criticism, anthropology).