English Explorers in the East (1738-1745) : The Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke /

English Explorers in the East (1738-1745) : The Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke /

In English Explorers in the East (1738-1745). The Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke , Rachel Finnegan offers an account of the influential travel writings of three rival explorers, whose eastern travel books were printed within a decade of each other. Making use of historical...

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Main Author: Finnegan, Rachel (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Series: Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386341.

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Call Number: H41

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Figures
  • Preface
  • Dedication
  • Historical Context of Shaw, Perry and Pococke
  • Literary Context of Shaw, Perry and Pococke
  • Biographies and Interrelationships
  • Development of the Three Travel Books
  • Itineraries
  • Shaw's Travels 
  • Perry's View 
  • Pococke's Description 
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 291
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography
  • General Index.