In the Wake of the Balkan Myth
Author: D. Norris
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1999-08-25
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 0230286534
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on issues concerning identity in terms of Balkan and non-Balkan cultures, and examines questions of modernity and the ever-present dread of primitivism which is highlighted in certain types of narratives. David A. Norris examines the emergence and development of the term 'Balkan' itself, textual representations of the region, and negative imagery from the perspective of Balkan authors and in Western literature.