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1 online resource (xiii, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Challenging the prevailing images of India derived from nineteenth-century "orientalism", Versailles Meets the Taj Mahal identifies and explores the traces that exposure to India left on the cultural artifacts and mindset of France's "Great Century." |
Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translations -- Introduction -- 1. Worldly Encounters: Communities and Conversation -- 2. Salons, Seraglios, and Social Networking -- 3. Penser autrement: Fables, Philosophy, and Diversity -- 4. Indian Taste, A Taste for India -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Language |
In English. |
Subject |
Bernier, François, 1620-1688.
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Bernier, François, 1620-1688. |
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La Sablière, Marguerite de, 1640?-1693.
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French literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
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French literature. |
Chronological Term |
17th century |
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Orientalism -- France -- History -- 17th century.
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Orientalism. |
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France. |
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History. |
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Salons -- France -- History -- 17th century.
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Enlightenment -- France -- History.
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France -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
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Salons. |
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India -- Civilization -- Influence.
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Enlightenment. |
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Civilization. |
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Intellectual life. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French. |
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India. |
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HISTORY -- Renaissance. |
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Civilization -- Influence. |
Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Beasley, Faith Evelyn. Versailles Meets the Taj Mahal. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018 9781487516123 (OCoLC)1027787120 |
ISBN |
9781487516123 (electronic book) |
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1487516126 (electronic book) |
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9781487516130 (e-book) |
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1487516134 (e-book) |
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9781487502843 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
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1487502842 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
Standard No. |
10.3138/9781487516123 |
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