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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... Suleiman ascended to the throne in September 1520 , Ibrahim quickly made an illustrious career as a statesman , rising from the master of the inner chamber to the high court falconer , and to the Grand Vizier within the first three years.
... Suleiman ascended to the throne in September 1520 , Ibrahim quickly made an illustrious career as a statesman , rising from the master of the inner chamber to the high court falconer , and to the Grand Vizier within the first three years.
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... court who were jealous of Ibrahim's extraordinary power and eager to bring him down . " 39 Spandounes , On the ... court . The 1539 marriage of her daughter Mihrimah to Rustem Pasha — a captive of Bosnian origin who was shrewd enough to ...
... court who were jealous of Ibrahim's extraordinary power and eager to bring him down . " 39 Spandounes , On the ... court . The 1539 marriage of her daughter Mihrimah to Rustem Pasha — a captive of Bosnian origin who was shrewd enough to ...
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... court and the army as the new heir apparent . Ottoman historian Peçevi described Mustafa as being " smarter and better qualified " to be a sultan than Suleiman's other three sons . 20 . 54 52 Fisher , “ The Life and Family of Süleymân I ...
... court and the army as the new heir apparent . Ottoman historian Peçevi described Mustafa as being " smarter and better qualified " to be a sultan than Suleiman's other three sons . 20 . 54 52 Fisher , “ The Life and Family of Süleymân I ...
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... court, the recent works approach the figure of Hurrem along postmodern lines, presenting her as capable of de/reconstructing and transforming herself continuously. 78 The titles of these works are translated here into English ...
... court, the recent works approach the figure of Hurrem along postmodern lines, presenting her as capable of de/reconstructing and transforming herself continuously. 78 The titles of these works are translated here into English ...
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... court : Sultan Suleiman , his mother , " Rossa , " and Ibrahim " Bassa . " Giovio linked Roxolana to the 1536 execution of the Grand Vizier Ibrahim , stating that she hated Ibrahim for his opposition to her attempts to procure the ...
... court : Sultan Suleiman , his mother , " Rossa , " and Ibrahim " Bassa . " Giovio linked Roxolana to the 1536 execution of the Grand Vizier Ibrahim , stating that she hated Ibrahim for his opposition to her attempts to procure the ...
Contents
Seraglio Queens Politics and Sexuality in Thomas | |
The Tragedy of Roxolana in the Court of Charles II | |
Roxolana in German Baroque and Enlightenment Dramas | |
How a Turkish Empress Became a Champion of Ukraine | |
Roxolanas Memoirs as a Garden of Intertextual Delight | |
ReWriting the Ever Elusive Woman | |
Gonzalo de Illescas The Second Part of the Pontifical and Catholic History 1606 | |
Jean Desmares Roxelana 1643 | |
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Giangir or the Rejected Throne 1748 | |
Denys Sichynsky Roksoliana Historical Opera in Three Acts with a Prologue | |
Plot Summaries | |
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Index | |
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