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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.

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Great Writers Inspire
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Ros Ballaster
Keywords
great writers inspire
eighteenth-century
#greatwriters
oriental
literature
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 13/03/2012
Duration: 00:13:05

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