Through blue-gray eyes: Arthur Golden's, Memoirs of a Geisha as orientalist discourse
This study is about Arthur Golden's novel, Memoirs of a Geisha analyzed through Edward Said's concept of Orientalism. Its concern is to examine how the book has shown gestures of Orientalism of Japan through one of its cultural icons, the geisha. It includes a summary of the history, tradi...
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oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_bachelors-31102021-10-25T08:33:06Z Through blue-gray eyes: Arthur Golden's, Memoirs of a Geisha as orientalist discourse De Rivera, Mae Angeli M. This study is about Arthur Golden's novel, Memoirs of a Geisha analyzed through Edward Said's concept of Orientalism. Its concern is to examine how the book has shown gestures of Orientalism of Japan through one of its cultural icons, the geisha. It includes a summary of the history, traditions and matters concerning the flower and willow world of the geisha as well as the issues that surrounded the introduction of the book into Western discourse. With the analysis of the novel in the critique of Orientalism, this study will recognize how the West's image of the Orient is affected with its depiction of the geisha in the novel. 2006-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2110 Bachelor's Theses English Animo Repository Geishas--Fiction Women--Japan Japan--History-- 20th century--Fiction Comparative Literature |
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This study is about Arthur Golden's novel, Memoirs of a Geisha analyzed through Edward Said's concept of Orientalism. Its concern is to examine how the book has shown gestures of Orientalism of Japan through one of its cultural icons, the geisha. It includes a summary of the history, traditions and matters concerning the flower and willow world of the geisha as well as the issues that surrounded the introduction of the book into Western discourse. With the analysis of the novel in the critique of Orientalism, this study will recognize how the West's image of the Orient is affected with its depiction of the geisha in the novel. |
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