Ottomania: The Romantics and the Myth of the Islamic Orient

Romanticism had its roots in fantasy and fed on myth. This work introduces the nineteenth-century European Romantic obsession with the Orient. It is suitable for readers interested in tales of the Orient and the literature of the Romantic movement.

About the author

Roderick Cavaliero is a writer and historian. He is the author of 'Admiral Satan: The Life and Campaigns of the Bailli de Suffren', 'Independence of Brazil' and 'Strangers in the Land: The Rise and Decline of the British Indian Empire' (all I.B.Tauris) as well as 'Last of the Crusaders: The Knights of St John', 'Malta in the Eighteenth Century' and 'Italia Romantica: English Romantics and Italian Freedom' (Tauris Parke Paperbacks).

Product details

• Authors: Roderick Cavaliero
• Publisher: I B Tauris
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 554 g
• Series: Library of Ottoman Studies; Library of Ottoman Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History