The Persian Presence in Victorian Poetry

A study of the wealth of meanings that ‘Persia’ – real or imagined – held for Victorian poetry
Takes a broad, interdisciplinary approach to a significant strand in the ‘Oriental’ texture of Victorian poetry
Contributes to a growing body of research on the process of cultural exchange between the West and the ‘Orient’
Provides the first systematic index of nineteenth-century ‘Persianised’ poems
Offers a distinctive mix of history and literature, dealing with an array of texts, ranging from ancient Greece to nineteenth-century British travel writings
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