Medievalism and Orientalism

165 Pages·2008·9.998 MB·English

by  John M. Ganim

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MEDIEVALISM AND
ORIENTALISM:THREE ESSAYS
ON LITERATURE,
ARCHITECTURE AND
CULTURAL IDENTITY
john M. Ganim
pal grave
macmillan
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Medievalism and Orientalism : three essays on literature. architecture
and cultural identity
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1. Medievalism. 2. Orientalism. I. Title. II. New Middle Ages (Palgrave
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