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Edward Said on Cavafy in Alexandria
In his Reflections on Exile, Edward Said has a lovely elegiac essay called Cairo and Alexandria, which is an ode to Cairo and a eulogy for Alexandria. I love the bits that follow (and especially sympathise with the fear of consulates … Continue reading
Posted in empire, imperialism & colonialism, Middle East, ports, quotations
Tagged Alexandria, Cavafy, Edward Said
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“a seaman in exile from the sea”
Do you remember that haunting Conrad quotation from Heart of Darkness that says “The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a … Continue reading
Posted in literature, Melville, readings, seafaring, ships, the sea
Tagged Conrad, Edward Said, Lord Jim
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