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The Sultan's Court: European Fantasies of the East - Wo Es War
Alain Grosrichard
The Sultan's Court: European Fantasies of the East - Wo Es War
Alain Grosrichard
A survey of Western accounts of "Oriental despotism" in the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing particularly on portrayals of the Ottoman empire and the supposedly enigmatic structure of the despot's court - the seraglio - with its viziers, dwarfs, mutes, eunuchs and countless wives.
256 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 17, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9781859841228 |
| Publishers | Verso Books |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 137 × 20 mm · 358 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Heron, Liz |
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