Oriental Tales
by Hawkesworth, John; Sheridan, Frances; Reeve, Clara; Edgeworth, Maria; Mack, Robert L.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1992-11-19
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
The oriental tale, set in moonlit seraglios and peopled by mysterious veiled women, powerful sultans, and threatening genii, was a colorfully diverse and highly influential form of writing in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England. These four entertaining and unusual stories, out of print for years, add to the English literary tradition one of the most versatile forms of prose fiction. The selection includes Almoran and Hamet , a fable of political power; The History of Nourjahad , a sensuous love story of mythic resonance; The History of Charoba , a version of an original Arabic tale; and Murad the Unlucky , a corrective story warning the reader against the temptation to romanticize the Orient.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Note on the Texts | |
| Select Bibliography | |
| A Select Chronology of the Oriental Tale and Related Writings in English | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Almoran and Hamet | p. 1 |
| Volume i | p. 4 |
| Volume ii | p. 57 |
| The History of Nourjahad | p. 115 |
| The History of Charoba, Queen of Aegypt | p. 197 |
| Murad the Unlucky | p. 215 |
| Explanatory Notes | p. 257 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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