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Edward Said
 
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There are 14 critical essays on Edward Said.

Critical Essays on Edward Said
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Interview by Edward Said with Bonnie Marranca, Marc Robinson, and Una Chaudhuri
9,412 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following interview, which originally took place in March, 1989, Said speaks out about his music criticism, the role of the public intellectual, the significance of performance of drama and music, and the influence of "interculturalism" on the construction of artistic canons.
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Interview by Edward Said with Salman Rushdie
6,369 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following interview which took place at the PEN Congress in New York in 1986, Said discusses the identity of the Palestinian conscious based on historical and literary themes in his writings.
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Critical Review by Michael Wood
6,366 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following review, Wood appraises the strengths and weaknesses of Culture and Imperialism, linking its ideas to Said's earlier writings.
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Critical Essay by Dinitia Smith
4,879 words, approx. 16 pages
In the essay below, Smith provides an overview of Said's life and career.
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Critical Review by Tom Narin
3,860 words, approx. 13 pages
In the following review, Narin relates the dual themes of dispossession and nationalism of The Politics of Dispossession and Representations of the Intellectual to Said's politics and personal philosophy.
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Critical Review by George M. Wilson
3,529 words, approx. 12 pages
In the following review, Wilson examines Said's notion of "contrapuntal reading" exemplified by Said's close reading of Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park in Culture and Imperialism.
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Critical Review by J. B. Kelly
2,455 words, approx. 8 pages
In the review below, Kelly blasts Said's representations of the British empire in Culture and Imperialism.
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Critical Review by Frank Kermode
2,214 words, approx. 7 pages
In the following review, Kermode discusses the musical and political themes of Musical Elaborations.
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Critical Essay by Robert Hughes
2,007 words, approx. 7 pages
In the following essay, Hughes summarizes the controversies and achievements of Said's life.
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Critical Review by Malcolm Bowie
1,482 words, approx. 5 pages
In the review below, Bowie praises Said's diverse insights and ideas about music in Musical Elaborations, concluding that the book enriches yet further problematizes music criticism.
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Critical Review by David K. Shipler
1,166 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following review, Shipler expresses mixed emotions for the themes of The Politics of Dispossession.
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Critical Review by Fawzia Afzal-Khan
1,164 words, approx. 4 pages
Below, Afzal-Khan favorably reviews Culture and Imperialism, noting the lucidity of Said's prose style.
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Critical Review by Ian Gilmour
915 words, approx. 3 pages
Below, Gilmour sympathizes with Said's attitude about the Palestinian issues discussed in The Politics of Dispossession.
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Critical Review by Barbara Smith
682 words, approx. 2 pages
In the review below, Smith generally praises the themes and tone of Peace and Its Discontents but notes that "the articles are dated."


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Orientalism (book)



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