Changing French Orientalism

Cataloged from PDF version of article.The article focuses on the story of the opera "Tarare," which became prevalent throughout Europe from 1760 to 1780. She examines the story of the opera, which centers the life of a Christian noblewoman who was abducted by an oriental potentate and must be rescued by her lover. However, the author points out that opera illustrate the complex discursive genealogy of French political, social, and philosophical concerns in the final quarter of the 18th century