Desert Passions : Orientalism and Romance Novels.
Title:
Desert Passions : Orientalism and Romance Novels.
Author:
Teo, Hsu-Ming.
ISBN:
9780292739390
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (355 pages)
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Loving the Orient: The Romantic East and European Literature -- 2. The Rise of the Desert Romance Novel -- 3. E. M. Hull's The Sheik -- 4. The Spectacular East: Romantic Orientalism in America -- 5. The Orientalist Historical Romance Novel -- 6. The Contemporary Sheik Romance Novel: The Historical Background -- 7. Harems, Heroines, and Heroes -- 8. From Tourism to Terrorism -- 9. Reader Responses to the Modern Orientalist Romance Novel -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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