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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | William Beckford; William Beckford; William Beckford |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Fatma Moussa Mahmoud; William Beckford |
| ISBN: | 0804616345 9780804616348 |
| OCLC Number: | 212560 |
| Notes: | Reprint of the 1960 ed. |
| Description: | 157 p. 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The caliph and the swinish multitude, by A. Parreaux.--The decay of Beckford's genius, by B. Alexander.--Beckford's early travels and his "Dream of delusion," by G. Bullough.--Beckford, Portugal and childish error, by M. Wahba.--Beckford, Vathek and the oriental tale, by F.M. Mahmoud.--Pseudo-orientalism in transition: the age of Vathek, by M. Manzalaoui.--Catalogue of William Beckford Bicentenary Exhibition at Yale: a review.--Note on contributors. |
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