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The Lure of the East: the Oriental and Philosophical Tale in Eighteenth-Century England

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Professor Ros Ballaster discusses the objectives of oriental tales published in the second half of the 18th Century which use the sheer power of storytelling to conjure up alternative worlds.

Date Published: 13 March 2012
Contributors:
Ros Ballaster
In Collection(s): Oriental fiction
Keywords:
#greatwriters, eighteenth-century, oriental, literature, great writers inspire
Source:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Cite: The Lure of the East: the Oriental and Philosophical Tale in Eighteenth-Century England by Ros Ballaster at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/lure-east-oriental-philosophical-tale-eighteenth-century-england. Published on 13 March 2012. Accessed on 09 November 2024.

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