Edward Said: The Charisma of Criticism

by H. Aram Veeser

This insightful critical biography shows us an Edward Said we did not know. H. Aram Veeser brings forth not the Said of tabloid culture, or Said the remote philosopher, but the actual man, embedded in the politics of the Middle East but soaked in the values of the West and struggling to advance the best European ideas. Veeser shows the organic ties connecting his life, politics, and criticism.

Drawing on what he learned over 35 years as Said's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415902649
• ISBN13: 9780415902649
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"