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'Desert Of The Blest': Poe's Anti-Representational Invocations Of The Near East, Brian Yothers
'Desert Of The Blest': Poe's Anti-Representational Invocations Of The Near East, Brian Yothers
Brian Yothers
Poe's poetry and fiction are full of cultural and religious references to the Near East. This essay suggests that Poe's invocations of the Near East are part of a deliberately anti-representational strategy for dealing with cultural difference that constitutes part of Poe's understanding of one of his most central concepts, the 'arabesque'. This anti-representational strategy is built on Poe's sympathetic reading of texts associated with the Near East, Islam, and Arab and Persian cultures.
Poe's Poetry Of The Exotic, Brian Yothers
Poe's Poetry Of The Exotic, Brian Yothers
Brian Yothers
This essay examines Edgar Allan Poe's poetry in relation to popular nineteenth-century American travel writing. The link takes you to a description of the book on the publisher's website.
Crack'd Archangel: Sir Thomas Browne's Religio Medici, The Bible, And Religious Difference In Melville's Fiction And Poetry, Brian Yothers
Crack'd Archangel: Sir Thomas Browne's Religio Medici, The Bible, And Religious Difference In Melville's Fiction And Poetry, Brian Yothers
Brian Yothers
Abstract for December 28, 2009 MLA Paper published in March 2010 Leviathan
Melville And Religious Experience, Brian Yothers
Melville And Religious Experience, Brian Yothers
Brian Yothers
Abstract for Melville Society panel at ALA 2010 on Melville and Religious Experience (I was the organizer and chair) published in October 2010 Leviathan