Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Loving the Orient: The Romantic East and European Literature -- 2. The Rise of the Desert Romance Novel -- 3. E. M. Hull's The Sheik -- 4. The Spectacular East: Romantic Orientalism in America -- 5. The...
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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Loving the Orient: The Romantic East and European Literature -- 2. The Rise of the Desert Romance Novel -- 3. E. M. Hull's The Sheik -- 4. The Spectacular East: Romantic Orientalism in America -- 5. The Orientalist Historical Romance Novel -- 6. The Contemporary Sheik Romance Novel: The Historical Background -- 7. Harems, Heroines, and Heroes -- 8. From Tourism to Terrorism -- 9. Reader Responses to the Modern Orientalist Romance Novel -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Loving the Orient: The Romantic East and European Literature""; ""2. The Rise of the Desert Romance Novel""; ""3. E. M. Hull's The Sheik""; ""4. The Spectacular East: Romantic Orientalism in America""; ""5. The Orientalist Historical Romance Novel""; ""6. The Contemporary Sheik Romance Novel: The Historical Background""; ""7. Harems, Heroines, and Heroes""; ""8. From Tourism to Terrorism""; ""9. Reader Responses to the Modern Orientalist Romance Novel""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""