Perspective in British Historical Fiction TodayMacmillan, 1987 - 207 pages |
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... eunuch who narrates Mary Renault's The Persian Boy sounds the hellenised Persian courtier he is meant to be , not at all an English gentleman . We do not suppose there is any equivalence between the English prose he is given and ...
... eunuch who narrates Mary Renault's The Persian Boy sounds the hellenised Persian courtier he is meant to be , not at all an English gentleman . We do not suppose there is any equivalence between the English prose he is given and ...
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... eunuch Bagoas who , according to Curtius , was a favourite of Darius given to Alexander by the Persian general Nabarzenes . He is mentioned in two other contexts as a member of the royal household , loved by the king and possessing in ...
... eunuch Bagoas who , according to Curtius , was a favourite of Darius given to Alexander by the Persian general Nabarzenes . He is mentioned in two other contexts as a member of the royal household , loved by the king and possessing in ...
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... Eunuch of the King's Bedchamber ' ( itself the height of an ancient profession in Persia ) , as well as courtier , gossip , dandy , and past - master of the oriental arts of love - these respectfully hinted at , rather than described ...
... Eunuch of the King's Bedchamber ' ( itself the height of an ancient profession in Persia ) , as well as courtier , gossip , dandy , and past - master of the oriental arts of love - these respectfully hinted at , rather than described ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE EARLIER NOVELS | 29 |
MARY RENAULTS FIRE FROM HEAVEN | 58 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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