Ottomania: the romantics and the myth of the islamic orient
Auteur :
Cavaliero, Roderick
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781780764825
Date de publication :
30 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,6 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
360 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
'Romanticism had its roots in fantasy and fed on myth'. This book analyses the Romantic vision of the Orient from Ottoman Turkey, through the Middle East, including Egypt and Persia, to the Vale of Kashmir - fascination with the exotic Orient mixed with distaste for despotic rule.