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Veiled encounters : representing the Orient in 17th-century French travel literature /

Travel narratives were the principal source of knowledge about the lands of the Near East and the Indian Ocean Basin in 17th-century France. Claiming the authority of first-hand observation, they paradoxically rely for their legitimization on the tropes of an established literary tradition. The stat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harrigan, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, ©2008.
Series:Faux titre ; no. 321.
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Online Access:Texto completo