Fabulous Orients
Author | : Ros Ballaster |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 423 |
Release | : 2005-10-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199267330 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199267332 |
Rating | : 4/5 (332 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fabulous Orients by : Ros Ballaster
Download or read book Fabulous Orients written by Ros Ballaster and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2005-10-20 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book-length study of the oriental tale in England since 1908, Fabulous Orients is an original work of criticism which illustrates the centrality of narratives of and from the eastern territories of Turkey, Persia, China, and India in the formation of the novel and constructions of western identity in a culture on the threshold of empire.