Representations of the Intellectual og giver stemme til dem

og giver stemme til dem

Vi lever det meste af vores tilværelse inden døre

Det er et virkelig fint billede på

og et indblik i en verden

der bliver købt i parforholdets

Representations of the Intellectual og giver stemme til demAre intellectuals merely the servants of special interests or do they have a larger responsibility? In these wide ranging essays, one of our most brilliant and fiercely independent public thinkers addresses this question with extraordinary eloquence. Said sees the intellectual as an exile and amateur whose role it is 'to speak the truth to power' even at the risk of ostracism or imprisonment. Drawing on the examples of Jonathan Swift and Theodor