William Beckford of Fonthill, 1760-1844
Subtitle: bicentenary essays.
Contributors: Cairo studies in English. Supplement.
Published: 1960
Place of publication: [Cairo]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: Beckford, William, 1760-1844.; Beckford, William, 1760-1844 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Wiltshire.; Authors, English -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Wiltshire.; Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography.; Wiltshire (England) -- Intellectual life.; Wiltshire (England) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.
"Supplement to Cairo studies in English."
Table of contents: title: The caliph and the swinish multitude, by A. Parreaux.; title: The decay of Beckford's genius, by B. Alexander.; title: Beckford's early travels and his "Dream of delusion," by G. Bullough.; title: Beckford, Portugal and childish error, by M. Wahba.; title: Beckford, Vathek and the Oriental tale, by F. M. Mahmoud.; title: Pseudo-orientalism in transition: the age of Vathek, by M. Manzalaoui.; title: Catalogue of William Beckford bicentenary exhibition at Yale: a review.; title: Note on contributors.