Representations of the Intellectual

Edward W. Said

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English

Vintage U S
04 April 1996

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Sociology & anthropology

"In these impassioned and inspiring essays, based on his 1993 Reith Lectures, Edward Said explores what it means to be an intellectual.

""Said is a brilliant and unique amalgam of scholar, aesthete and political activist. . . . He challenges and stimulates our thinking in every area."" --Washington Post Book World

Are intellectuals merely the servants of special interests or do they have a larger responsibility? In these wide-ranging essays, one of our most brilliant and fiercely independent public thinkers addresses this question with extraordinary eloquence. Said sees the the intellectual as an exile and amateur whose role it is ""to speak the truth to power"" even at the risk of ostracism or imprisonment. Drawing on the examples of Jonathan Swift and Theodor Adorno, Robert Oppenheimer and Henry Kissinger, Vietnam and the Gulf War, Said explores the implications of this idea and shows what happens when intellectuals succumb to the lures of money, power, or specialization."

By: Edward W. Said
Imprint: Vintage U S
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1993
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 164g
ISBN: 9780679761273
ISBN 10: 0679761276
Pages: 121
Publication Date: 04 April 1996
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Representations of the Intellectual

Bracing and heartfelt. . . . A fiercely assertive description of the intellectual as an oppositional figure. --The New Yorker Edward Said is the most distinguished cultural critic now writing in America. --Cornel West Said is a brilliant and unique amalgam of scholar, aesthete and political activist. . . . He challenges and stimulated our thinking in every area. --Washington Post Book World