The image of Persian women in Lomnitsky’s travelogue Persia and Persians
The image of Persian women in Lomnitsky’s travelogue Persia and Persians
Author(s): Elaheh Karimi RiabiSubject(s): Gender Studies, Cultural history, History of ideas, Comparative Study of Literature, Russian Literature, Other Language Literature, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Ústav svetovej literatúry, Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: Imagology; Persian women; Russian travelogues; Russian Orientalism; Colonialism
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the portrayal of Persian women in the 19th-century literary travelogues using an imagological approach. The study aims to critically examine the colonial discourse employed by Stanislav Yulyevic Lomnitsky (1854–1916) in his 1901 travelogue, Persia and Persians, which establishes Persia and the Persians as the “other” in contrast to the Russian “self ”. Moreover, it delves into how Lomnitsky’s work frames the East from the perspective of the West. By shedding light on these perspectives, the research provides a critical examination of Lomnitsky’ s colonial discourse within the context of Persia, offering insights into the interplay between cultures.
Journal: World Literature Studies
- Issue Year: 16/2024
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 134-148
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
