Superior Occident: British Hegemony over Orients in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Superiority of Occident and inferiority of Orient were and are the place of challenge for many centuries till now. The superiority of British people resulted in a form of British hegemony. In this paper, Orlando: A Biography (1928) by Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is investigated based on the theories of Ian Boucam, Edward Said and Homi. K. Bhabha regarding superiority of Occident versus Orient. By using post-colonial and cultural studies, this paper interprets the events which occur for the main character, Orlando. Specifically, this paper concentrates on the way in which Woolf portrays Orlando’s Britishness through British national identity, history, literature and race. It represents Woolf’s nationalistic desire which constructs Britishness and her xenophobia toward the ‘Others’ and Orients. This paper also demonstrates how Woolf recreates three and half centuries of British National history and its culture through the life of an aristocrat. Through the main character, in Orlando, Woolf shows her nationalistic desires which portray the superiority of the Occident over the Orient/the ‘Others.’ Additionally this paper indicates Britain’s cultural supremacy in comparison to the other cultures. It puts emphasis on the west’s claim regarding their own centrality and supremacy versus marginality and inferiority of East. It describes how Woolf’s desire for Britain glorifies British culture, nation and civilization and criticizes the ‘Others’.
Authors and Affiliations
Sara Bakhshandeh Farajpour *| M.A Student of English Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd Branch, Iran, Leila Baradaran Jamili| Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd Branch, Iran
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