Ottomania : the Romantics and the myth of the Islamic Orient /: the Romantics and the myth of the Islamic Orient. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roderick Cavaliero.
• Other Names: Cavaliero, Roderick
• Contents: Introduction 1 The Empire of Osman The Ottoman reality 2 The Sultan in his Seraglio The myth of the despot 3 The Harem The myth of sex 4 Exotic and Erotic The myth of the Arabian Nights 5 Peri and Prisoner The myth of the Bagno 6 Look upon my works ye mighty and despair The myth of Egypt 7 Virgins soft as roses The myth of Lord Byron 8 Ghastly as a tyrant's dream The myth of resurgent Greece 9 Barbering and shaving The myth of Persia 10 Lallah Rookh and the Irish Minstrel The myth of the Romantic dream 11 Scott and the quest for chivalry The myth of the crusades 12 Tancred and Eva The myth of Religious Unity 13 Isabella, Hester and Jane The myth of the amiable Turk 14 Conclusion The myth of history Biblography.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 809.933858; Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Romanticism -- Europe; Orientalism in literature; Orientalism -- Europe -- History -- 19th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857731302; 0857731300
• Related ISBNs: 9781780764825
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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