TY - BOOK ID - 77929474 TI - The representation of the Ottoman Orient in eighteenth century English literature : Ottoman society and culture in pseudo-Oriental letters, Oriental tales and travel literature AU - Baktir, Hasan AU - Kirca, Mustafa PY - 2012 SN - 3838261321 9783838261324 3838201329 9783838201320 PB - Stuttgart, Germany : Ibidem Verlag, DB - UniCat KW - Orientalism in literature. KW - Civilization, Oriental, in literature. KW - Orient KW - In literature. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77929474 AB - Inspired by the growing interest in oriental countries and cultures, Hasan Baktir examines the representation of the ""Ottoman Orient"" in 18th century English literature, taking a new perspective to achieve a comprehensive understanding and investigating different aspects of the interaction between the Ottoman Orient and 18th century Europe.A number of questions continue to arise in the wake of Said's 1978 landmark study, ""Orientalism"". How monodirectional was the flow of power in such representations? ER -