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Fabulous orients [[electronic resource] ] : fictions of the East in England, 1662-1785 / / Ros Ballaster
| Fabulous orients [[electronic resource] ] : fictions of the East in England, 1662-1785 / / Ros Ballaster |
| Autore | Ballaster Rosalind |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (423 p.) |
| Disciplina | 820.9/3256 |
| Soggetto topico |
English literature - Asian influences
English literature - 18th century - History and criticism English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism Orientalism in literature Exoticism in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-75672-1
0-19-151485-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; 1. NARRATIVE MOVES; 2. SHAPE-SHIFTING: ORIENTAL TALES; 3. TALES OF THE SERAGLIO: TURKEY AND PERSIA; 4. 'BEARING CONFUCIUS' MORALS TO BRITANNIA'S EARS': CHINA; 5. 'DREAMS OF MEN AWAKE': INDIA; 6. EPILOGUE: ROMANTIC REVISIONS OF THE ORIENT; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458609903321 |
Ballaster Rosalind
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fabulous orients [[electronic resource] ] : fictions of the East in England, 1662-1785 / / Ros Ballaster
| Fabulous orients [[electronic resource] ] : fictions of the East in England, 1662-1785 / / Ros Ballaster |
| Autore | Ballaster Rosalind |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 408 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 820.9/3256 |
| Soggetto topico |
English literature - Asian influences
English literature - 18th century - History and criticism English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism Orientalism in literature Exoticism in literature |
| ISBN |
0191514853
9780191514852 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795999903321 |
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Ballaster Rosalind
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fabulous orients : fictions of the East in England, 1662-1785 / / Ros Ballaster
| Fabulous orients : fictions of the East in England, 1662-1785 / / Ros Ballaster |
| Autore | Ballaster Rosalind |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 408 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 820.9/3256 |
| Soggetto topico |
English literature - Asian influences
English literature - 18th century - History and criticism English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism Orientalism in literature Exoticism in literature |
| ISBN |
0191514853
9780191514852 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- 1. NARRATIVE MOVES -- Dinarzade, the second string -- The state of narrative -- 2. SHAPE-SHIFTING: ORIENTAL TALES -- Fadlallah and Zemroude: transmigratory desires -- The framed sequence -- Travellers' tales -- Fictional letters -- Histories -- Heroic drama -- A passion for tales -- 3. TALES OF THE SERAGLIO: TURKEY AND PERSIA -- Roxolana: the loquacious courtesan -- Speaking likenesses: Turkey and Persia -- Loquacious women I: staging the Orient -- Loquacious women II: narrating the Orient -- Speculative men I: spies and correspondents -- Speculative men II: court secrets -- 'Fabulous and Romantic': the 'Embassy Letters' and 'The Sultan's Tale' -- 4. 'BEARING CONFUCIUS' MORALS TO BRITANNIA'S EARS': CHINA -- Tourandocte, the riddling princess -- Chinese whispers -- Orphans and absolutism: tragedies of state -- Empire of Dulness -- Narrative transmigrations -- Chinese letters of reason -- Madness and civilization -- 5. 'DREAMS OF MEN AWAKE': INDIA -- Canzade: the illusory sati -- India as Illusion -- 'The dreaming Priest': Aureng-Zebe -- The treasures of the East: Indian tales -- Tales of India: weaving illusions -- The Indian fable: rational animals -- Waking from the dream -- 6. EPILOGUE: ROMANTIC REVISIONS OF THE ORIENT -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970409303321 |
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Ballaster Rosalind
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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