Eastern Motifs In Western Writers’ Works
Keywords:
Orientalism, Eastern motifs, Western literatureAbstract
This article investigates the representation of Eastern motifs in Western literary works through the theoretical framework of Orientalism by Edward Said. The study analyzes how Western writers employed Eastern themes, symbols, philosophies, and cultural images in their literary creations from the Romantic period to Modernism. The works of Lord Byron, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and T. S. Eliot are examined as major examples of Eastern influence in Western literature. The article applies comparative, descriptive, and analytical methods to evaluate both artistic and ideological dimensions of Oriental representation. The findings demonstrate that Eastern motifs enriched Western literature aesthetically and philosophically while simultaneously reflecting colonial stereotypes and cultural hierarchies. The research contributes to postcolonial literary studies and intercultural literary analysis.
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