Staging the Ottoman Turk : British drama, 1656-1792

Staging the Ottoman Turk : British drama, 1656-1792 /

In the wake of the fear that gripped Europe after the fall of Constantinople in 1453, English dramatists, like their continental counterparts, began representing the Ottoman Turks in plays inspired by historical events. The Ottoman milieu as a dramatic setting provided English audiences with a commo...

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Main Author: Akalin, Esin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, 2016
Subjects:
English drama > 17th century.
English drama > 18th century.
Turks in literature.
National characteristics, Turkish, in literature.
Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 > In literature.
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505 0 |a Table of Contents ; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Historical/Theoretical Perspectives; 1.1. The Historical Background; 1.1.1. Ottoman-Venetian Relations; 1.1.2. Anglo-Ottoman Relations; 1.1.3. Franco-Ottoman Relations; 1.1.4. Decline of the Ottoman Empire; 1.2. Theoretical Approach; 1.2.1. Knowledge and Power; 1.2.2. History and Representation; 1.2.3. Perspectives on Oriental Despotism -- 1.3. Conclusion to Chapter One; Chapter 2: Rise to Power: The Great Conquerors; 2.1. Sultan Bayezid (1389-1402); 2.1.1. His haughty Throne; 2.1.2. European Crowns; 2.1.3 Monster with a Cage. 
505 8 |a 2.1.4. Tamerlane (1702)2.1.5. Conclusion; 2.2. Sultan Mehmet II (1451-1481); 2.2.1. Conquest of Istanbul; 2.2.2. Memory and Identity; 2.2.3. The Christian Hero (1735); 2.2.4. Irene (1749); 2.2.5. Conclusion; 2.3. Sultan Suleyman (1520-1566); 2.3.1. Magnificent Solyman; 2.3.2 Barbaros; 2.3.3. Ibrahim; 2.3.4 Mustapha (1609); 2.3.5 The Siege of Rhodes (1656); 2.3.6. Conclusion; Chapter 3: Shifts in Power: Period of Destabilization; 3.1. Sultan Osman II (1618-1622); 3.1.1. Tyranny; 3.1.2. Osman (1757); 3.1.3. The Sultan (1770); 3.1.4. Osman on the French Stage; 3.1.5. Conclusion. 
505 8 |a 3.2. Sultan Murad IV (1623-1640)3.2.1. Bajazet (1672); 3.2.2. Seraglio; 3.2.3. Sultana; 3.2.4. Exotic Other; 3.2.5. The Sultaness (1717); 3.2.6. Turk's Head; 3.2.7. Conclusion; 3.3. Sultan Ibrahim (1640-1648); 3.3.1. Ott'man Blood -- 3.3.2. The Conspiracy (1680); 3.3.3. Conclusion; Chapter 4: Comic Representations of the Ottoman Turk; 4.1. New Beginnings -- 4.2. Commedia dell'Arte Scenarios (1611); 4.3. Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1670); 4.4. False Count (1682); 4.5. A Peep into Seraglio (1775); 4.6. Abduction from the Seraglio (1782); 4.7. The Russian Slaves: A Day In Turkey (1792). 
505 8 |a 4.8. ConclusionConclusion; Works Cited. 
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