A compendium of eastern elements in Byron's Oriental tales / Naji B. Oueijan.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Oueijan, Naji B., 1951-

Series:

• Studies in nineteenth-century British literature 1071-0124 ; vol. 13.
• Studies in nineteenth-century British literature, 1071-0124 ; vol. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824--Knowledge and learning--Orient.
• Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.
• Comparative literature--English and Oriental.
• Comparative literature--Oriental and English.
• Civilization, Oriental, in literature.
• English poetry--Oriental influences.
• Exoticism in literature.
• English poetry.
• Comparative literature.
• Orient--In literature.
• Draper.

Physical Description:

200 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [1999]

Summary:

A Compendium of Eastern Elements in Byron's Oriental Tales traces Lord Byron's Oriental scholarship and recognizes the wealth of his tales' Orientalism. Byron's initial interest in the Orient, his personal contacts with the Eastern languages and literature, and his participation in Eastern life gave his poetic career a fresh and unique dimension. The main part of this book lists alphabetical entries, in subsectioned categories, for Eastern characters, names, ranks, customs, costumes, sites, architectural structures, decorations, flora, and fauna. The entries are designed to provide the reader of Byron's tales corporeal and fascinating insights into the Eastern culture, its milieu, its myth and its symbols. In as much as they offer a comprehensive understanding of the tales' Orientalism, they invite fresh cross-cultural criticism.

Contents:

• Byron and the Eastern World 17
• Byron's Oriental Reading 18
• Byron's First Oriental Pilgrimage 31
• Background of Byron's Oriental Tales 59
• Composition, Publication, and Reception 60
• Eastern Sources 63
• A Compendium of Eastern Elements in Byron's Oriental Tales 71
• Elements of the Eastern Settings 72
• Eastern Sites, Architecture, and Decorations 73
• Eastern Flora and Fauna 89
• Eastern Characters, Names and Ranks 97
• Elements of Eastern Customs 127
• Elements of Eastern Costumes 144
• Appendix A A List of Byron's Advanced Oriental Reading 171
• Appendix B Eastern Cities and Sites Mentioned in Byron's Oriental Tales 176
• Appendix C Eastern Elements in the Compendium 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-191) and index.

ISBN:

0820441732

OCLC:

39614648