Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-337) and index.
Contents:
Loving the Orient : the romantic East and European literature -- The rise of the desert romance novel -- E. M. Hull's The Sheik -- The spectacular East : romantic Orientalism in America -- The Orientalist historical romance novel -- The contemporary sheik romance novel : the historical background -- Harems, heroines, and heroes -- From tourism to terrorism -- Reader responses to the modern Orientalist romance novel.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.