So many things come to mind when exploring Montagu's famous embassy letters: women in the public sphere, the appropriation of Eastern fashions--textile, textual, the inculcation of Eastern medicine (smallpox inoculation), unsettling orientalism and notions of Enlightenment envoys and voyeurism that service the construction of racial "Others." We will read as much as we can of Montagu's collection of letters--the complete collection is under the project gutenberg link below--but specific famous passages that are considered crucial reads are under the norton link for easy accessibility. We hope to see you on Thursday, October 30th, 2 p.m. at Sweet Claire's on Third Street. We will also be planning our two "Dinner With..." events which will likely center around (Event 1) Swift and (Event 2) The Wordsworths to round out the term.
Readings
Turkish Letters (Complete Edition)
Selections of Turkish Letters (Norton)
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