Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Polygamy, Slavery, and the Colonies: Montesquieu's De I 'Esprit des lois 35
7. 2. Truth and Representations: Old and New Languages in the Lettres persanes 61
8. 3. Intimacy Exposed: Gender, Race, and Language in the Oriental Tale 83
9. 4. Split Figures: Women and Language in the Oriental Travelogue 121
10. 5. The Modernist Turn in Orientalism: Gautier's Egyptian Tales 147
11. Conclusion 182
12. Notes 185
13. Works Cited 213
14. Index 227