Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Readings of the Medieval Orient

Liliana Sikorska is Professor of English Literature and head of the Department of Literature and Literary Linguistics at the Faculty of English of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart 1Introduction: “For so in Travailing in One Country he shall sucke the Experience of many.” Reading the Orient in Nineteenth-Century Travel Narratives and Historical Works Chapter 1: From Oriental to Orientalist: Contact and Conflict in Culture and LiteratureChapter 2: Al-Ifranij among the Believers, or the Victorian Quest Romance(d)Chapter 3: Under Western Eyes: The Discourses of/on HistoryPart 2Introduction: “The dark reservoir of hurt and hate” in Contemporary Literature in EnglishChapter 4: Dar Al-Hijira, or the World Of ImmigrationChapter 5: Arabian (K)nights: On Terrorists and TyrantsChapter 6: Through the Looking Glass: Ajanabee in ArabiaConclusion BibliographyIndex of Names and Terms