The Sultan's Court: European Fantasies of the East by Alain Grosrichard

The Sultan's Court: European Fantasies of the East

Alain Grosrichard

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This is a survey of Western accounts of Oriental despotism in the 17th and 18th centuries. It focuses particularly on portrayals of the Ottoman empire and the supposedly enigmatic structure of the despot's court - the seraglio - with its viziers, ...

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