Decadent Orientalisms - by David Fieni (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> presents a sustained critique of the ways Orientalism and decadence have formed a joint discursive mode of the imperial imagination. Rather than attending to Orientalism as a repertoire of clichés and stereotypes, Fieni reads both Western and Islamic discourses of decadence to show the diffuse, yet coherent network of institutions that have constituted Orientalism's power.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> presents a sustained critique of the ways Orientalism and decadence have formed a joint discursive mode of the imperial imagination. Attentive to historical and literary configurations of language, race, religion, and power, Fieni shows the importance of understanding Western discourses of Eastern decline and obsolescence together with Arab and Islamic responses in which the language of decadence returns as a characteristic of the West. <p/>Taking seriously Edward Said's claim that Orientalism is a "style of having power," Fieni works historically through the aesthetic and ideological effects of Orientalist style, showing how it is at once comparative, descriptive, and performative. Orientalism, the book argues, relies upon decadence as the figure through which its positivist scientific claims become redistributed as speech acts--"truths" that establish dominance. Rather than attending to Orientalism as a repertoire of clichés and stereotypes, <i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> considers the systemic epistemological consequences of the diffuse, yet coherent network of institutions that have constituted Orientalism's power.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>"David Fieni's <i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> makes several important and timely contributions to the fields of postcolonial, French and Francophone studies, and Middle East studies. Thoroughly researched and written in a vivid, engaging, and accessible style, the book will be of interest to students and scholars working in a range of fields."--Olivia C. Harrison, University of Southern California <p/>"Rather than a one-sided account of orientalism or counter-orientalism, <i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> provides a rich model of comparativism. The book will be an important contribution to ongoing debates about comparative and world literature as well as to nineteenth- and twentieth-century Arabic and French literary studies."--Madeleine Dobie, Columbia University <p/><i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> presents a sustained critique of the ways Orientalism and decadence have formed a joint discursive mode of the imperial imagination. Attentive to historical and literary configurations of language, race, religion, and power, Fieni shows the importance of understanding Western discourses of Eastern decline and obsolescence together with Arab and Islamic responses in which the language of decadence returns as a characteristic of the West. <p/>Taking seriously Edward Said's claim that Orientalism is a "style of having power," Fieni works historically through the aesthetic and ideological effects of Orientalist style, showing how it is at once comparative, descriptive, and performative. Orientalism, the book argues, relies upon decadence as the figure through which its positivist scientific claims become redistributed as speech acts--"truths" that establish dominance. Rather than attending to Orientalism as a repertoire of clichés and stereotypes, <i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> considers the systemic epistemological consequences of the diffuse, yet coherent network of institutions that have constituted Orientalism's power. <p/><b>David Fieni </b>is Assistant Professor of French at the State University of New York, Oneonta. He is the translator of Laurent Dubreuil's <i>Empire of Language: Toward a Critique of (Post)colonial Expression</i> (Cornell).</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This study will be appreciated by readers familiar with the work of Edward Said and the literature of postcolonial interpretations of Franco-Algerian relations. Recommended.-- "Choice"<br><br>David Fieni's <i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> makes several important and timely contributions to the fields of postcolonial, French and Francophone studies, and Middle East studies. Thoroughly researched and written in a vivid, engaging, and accessible style, the book will be of interest to students and scholars working in a range of fields.<b>---Olivia C. Harrison, University of Southern California, <i></i></b><br><br>Rather than a one-sided account of orientalism or counter-orientalism, <i>Decadent Orientalisms</i> provides a rich model of comparativism. The book will be an important contribution to ongoing debates about comparative and world literature as well as to nineteenth- and twentieth-century Arabic and French literary studies.<b>---Madeleine Dobie, Columbia University, <i></i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b> </b><b>David Fieni </b>is Assistant Professor of French at the State University of New York, Oneonta. He is the translator of Laurent Dubreuil's <i>Empire of Language: Toward a Critique of (Post)colonial Expression</i> (Cornell).
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