Roxolana in European Literature, History and CultureGalina I. Yermolenko This collection is the first book-length scholarly study of the pervasiveness and significance of Roxolana in the European imagination. Roxolana, or "Hurrem Sultan," was a sixteenth-century Ukrainian woman who made an unprecedented career from harem slave and concubine to legal wife and advisor of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566). Her influence on Ottoman affairs generated legends in many a European country. The essays gathered here represent an interdisciplinary survey of her legacy; the contributors view Roxolana as a transnational figure that reflected the shifting European attitudes towards "the Other," and they investigate her image in a wide variety of sources, ranging from early modern historical chronicles, dramas and travel writings, to twentieth-century historical novels and plays. Also included are six European source texts featuring Roxolana, here translated into modern English for the first time. Importantly, this collection examines Roxolana from both Western and Eastern European perspectives; source material is taken from England, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Poland, and Ukraine. The volume is an important contribution to the study of early modern transnationalism, cross-cultural exchange, and notions of identity, the Self, and the Other. |
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... palace and in the service of the state']13—was the sultan's property, even though it differed radically from other types of ottoman slaves, such as domestic or galley slaves, in that its members were raised in the imperial palace, well ...
... palace and in the service of the state']13—was the sultan's property, even though it differed radically from other types of ottoman slaves, such as domestic or galley slaves, in that its members were raised in the imperial palace, well ...
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... palace (Eskiserai) to the new palace (Topkapi).27 such close proximity to the sovereign enabled her to exert enormous influence both on him and the Ottoman affairs. She influenced Suleiman's choice of viziers and grand viziers, and she ...
... palace (Eskiserai) to the new palace (Topkapi).27 such close proximity to the sovereign enabled her to exert enormous influence both on him and the Ottoman affairs. She influenced Suleiman's choice of viziers and grand viziers, and she ...
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... palace after he had dined with the sultan and retired into a guest bedroom for the night. He was found dead the following morning—his 29 peirce, The Imperial Harem, 63. 30 “ ... i Geniceri, e tutta a lacorte le porta odio, e à suoi ...
... palace after he had dined with the sultan and retired into a guest bedroom for the night. He was found dead the following morning—his 29 peirce, The Imperial Harem, 63. 30 “ ... i Geniceri, e tutta a lacorte le porta odio, e à suoi ...
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... palace on the Hippodrome, surrounded by beautiful gardens. He also endowed the construction of numerous charitable and state structures, including mosques, imarets (public soup kitchens), bridges, and aqueducts. 37 His sudden execution ...
... palace on the Hippodrome, surrounded by beautiful gardens. He also endowed the construction of numerous charitable and state structures, including mosques, imarets (public soup kitchens), bridges, and aqueducts. 37 His sudden execution ...
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Contents
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Part 2 Translations | 165 |
Appendix 1 Plot Summaries | 255 |
Appendix 2 Names | 271 |
Appendix 3 Chronology | 275 |
Bibliography | 277 |
Index | 301 |
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