Richard Burton, T.E. Lawrence and the Culture of Homoerotic Desire

Download or read book Richard Burton, T.E. Lawrence and the Culture of Homoerotic Desire written by Feras Alkabani and published by I. B. Tauris. This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Arab-speaking regions of the Ottoman Empire saw crucial changes in attitudes towards sexuality. However, contemporary Orientalists such as Sir Richard Burton and T.E. Lawrence were oblivious to certain aspects of these shifts. By comparing their autobiographical accounts of the Arab Orient with contemporary Arabic literature, Feras Alkabani exposes this critical disparity in cross-cultural portrayals of sexual morality and homoerotic desire. His detailed comparative study reveals the significance of homoerotic desire within Orientalist and Arab literary discourses"--