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The representation of the Ottoman Orient in eighteenth century English literature : Ottoman society and culture in pseudo-Oriental letters, Oriental tales and travel literature /

Inspired by the growing interest in oriental countries and cultures, Hasan Baktir examines the representation of the ""Ottoman Orient"" in 18th century English literature, taking a new perspective to achieve a comprehensive understanding and investigating different aspects of the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baktir, Hasan (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kirca, Mustafa (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stuttgart, Germany : Ibidem-Verlag, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Editor's Preface
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Orientalism and the Representation of the Ottoman Orient
  • The Representation of the Ottoman Empire from the International and Negotiating Perspective of 18th Century English Literature
  • Critical and Theoretical Assumptions of the Study
  • Interactions Between the Ottomans and English Society in the Pseudo-Oriental Letters and the Introduction ofthe Foreign Observer to 18th Century England
  • ""The Representation of the Ottoman Orient in the Pseudo-oriental Letters and the Development of the Foreign Observer""""The Negotiation of the Turkish Spy and the Persian Letters in England""; ""Were the Ottomans Represented in Pseudo-oriental Letters?""; ""The Representation of the Ottoman Orient in 18th Century Oriental Tales in England""; ""The Arabian Nights and Pseudo-oriental Tales in 18th Century England""; ""Rasselas: The Prince of Abyssinia (1759)""; ""Johnsonâ€?s Idea of the Orient and the Source of Rasselas""; ""Representation of the Middle Eastern Orient in Vathek (1786)""
  • William Beckford's Biography and Vathek (1786)William Beckfordas Source of the Oriental Perspective in Vathek
  • Vathek's Difference from Other 18th Century Pseudo-oriental Tales
  • The Representation of the Ottoman World in 18th Century Travel-Writing in England
  • Barbary Captivity and Penelope Aubin'ss Strange Adventure of Count de Vinevil
  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Turkish Embassy Letters (1769)
  • Elizabeth Craven: A Journey Through Crimea to Constantinople (1789)
  • Conclusion
  • References