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2. Pentimento Geographies

Jacob Rama Berman

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American Arabesque

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1. The Barbarous Voice of Democracy 31
2. Pentimento Geographies 70
3. Poe’s Taste for the Arabesque 109
4. American Moors and the Barbaresque 138
5. Arab Masquerade 179
Afterword 211
Notes 217
Bibliography 245
About the Author 270

https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814789506.003.0002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1. The Barbarous Voice of Democracy 31
2. Pentimento Geographies 70
3. Poe’s Taste for the Arabesque 109
4. American Moors and the Barbaresque 138
5. Arab Masquerade 179
Afterword 211
Notes 217
Bibliography 245
About the Author 270

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