Orientalist Poetics - The Islamic Middle East in Nineteenth-Century English and French Poetry

Summary

Throughout the 19th century, British and foreign poets wrote widely and often on oriental topics. Poets found in orientalism an imaginative landscape that they deployed as a venue for experimentation with alternatives to poetic conventions. This text explores this literary history.

Product details

• Authors: Emily A. Haddad
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2002
• EAN: 9780754603047
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-0304-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Weight: 471 g
• Series: The Nineteenth Century Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Middle East, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets