The Turkish Embassy Letters (Broadview Editions)
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley
ISBN 10: 1554810426 ISBN 13: 9781554810420
Published by Broadview Press, 2012
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Synopsis:
In 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu’s husband Edward Montagu was appointed British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire. Montagu accompanied her husband to Turkey and wrote an extraordinary series of letters that recorded her experiences as a traveller and her impressions of Ottoman culture and society.
This Broadview edition includes a broad selection of related historical documents on Turkey, women in the Arab world, Islam, and “Oriental” tales written in Europe.
About the Author:
Teresa Heffernan is Associate Professor of English at St. Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Daniel O’Quinn is Professor of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Turkish Embassy Letters (Broadview ...
Publisher: Broadview Press
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good