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The other empire : British romantic writings about the Ottoman empire /

This study provides copious historical context for the role the Ottoman Empire played in the development of imperial discourses in a time when the colonial holdings of Great Britain increased exponentially.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turhan, Filiz, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2003.
Colección:Literary criticism and cultural theory.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Half-Title; Chapter One The Slippery Signifier; Chapter Two Desire and Disdain: The Travels of Lady Elizabeth Craven; Chapter Three Victim, Vixen, and Virago: The Odalisque in Byron's Turkish Tales; Chapter Four "The spoil of wild beasts and unlettered Tartars": Shelley's Uses of the Ottoman Empire and the Figure of the Turk; Chapter Five Figuring the End of Empire in the City of Constantinople; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.