Said, EW (English spelling) SaidEW

Japanese: Said,E.W.(英語表記)SaidEW
Said, EW (English spelling) SaidEW

...James Merrill's long poem "The Changing Lights of Sandover" (1982) is the greatest recent achievement in poetry, and Harold Bloom's "Agon" (1982) is one of the achievements in literary criticism, but both are characterized by their strong influences of mystical thought. Arab critic Edward W. Said's "Orientalism" (1978) is also an excellent work of critique of civilization, elucidating how the West created the "Orient" that exists only in Western texts, and how it has maintained its attitude of domination based on that. [Masao Shimura]
[American Literature in Japan]
American literature first entered Japan during the period of civilization and enlightenment as a model expression of the enlightened spirit.

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Japanese:

…メリルJames Merrillの長詩《サンドーバーの変化する光》(1982)は詩における最近の最大の収穫であり,ブルームHarold Bloomの《アゴーン》(1982)は文学批評における成果の一つであるが,いずれも神秘思想の色が濃い点を特色とする。アラブ系の批評家サイードEdward W.Saidの《オリエンタリズム》(1978)も,西欧的テキストの中にのみ存在する〈オリエント〉を西欧がいかにして形成し,それに基づいて,いかに支配の姿勢を維持してきたかを解明した,優れた文明批評の書である。【志村 正雄】
[日本におけるアメリカ文学]
 アメリカ文学は文明開化時代の日本に,まずその開化の精神のモデルを表現したものとして入ってきた。…

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