"English Sheiks" and Arab Stereotypes: E. M. Hull, T. E. Lawrence, and the Imperial Masquerade.

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    • Subject Terms:
      SHEIK, The (Book)
    • Subject Terms:
      HULL, E. M.; WHITE, Sarah
    • Abstract:
      This essay focuses on the stereotypically described erotic encounter between a European woman and an Arab whose formula had produced a string of highly popular English novels in the early years of the twentieth century. E. M. Hull's "The Sheik" has shown an unsettling brew of feminine victimization and female sexual empowerment. Critic Sarah White is concerned with the novel's function as an elaborate erotic daydream.