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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466321003321

Autore

Haddad Emily A.

Titolo

Orientalist poetics : the Islamic Middle East in nineteenth-century English and French poetry / / Emily A. Haddad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

0-367-88826-2

1-315-24749-6

1-351-91321-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 pages)

Collana

Nineteenth century series

Disciplina

821/.8093256

Soggetti

English poetry - Oriental influences

English poetry - 19th century - History and criticism

French poetry - 19th century - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Middle East In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. To instruct without displeasing : Percy Shelley's The revolt of Islam and Robert Southey's Thalaba the destroyer -- 2. Representing, misrepresenting, not representing : Victor Hugo's Les Orientales and Alfred de Musset's "Namouna" -- 3. Orientalist poetics and the nature of the Middle East -- 4. The Orient's art, orienting art.