William Beckford of Fonthill, 1760-1844, bicentenary essays.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahmoud, Fatma Moussa, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beckford, William, 1760-1844.

Beckford, William.

Physical Description:

157 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Cairo], [publisher not identified], 1960.

Contents:

The caliph and the swinish multitude, by A. Parreaux.

The decay of Beckford's genius, by B. Alexander.

Beckford's early travels and his "Dream of delusion," by G. Bullough.

Beckford, Portugal, and "Childish error," by M. Wahba.

Beckford, Vathek, and the Oriental tale, by F. M. Mahmoud.

Pseudo-orientalism in transition: the age of Vathek, by M. Manzalaoui.

Catalogue of William Beckford bicentenary exhibition at Yale: a review.

Note on contributors.

Notes:

"Supplement to Cairo studies in English".

Bibliographical footnotes.

OCLC:

3392751