Lalla Rookh : An Oriental romance by Thomas Moore
"Lalla Rookh : An Oriental romance" by Thomas Moore is a narrative poem written in the early 19th century. It frames a sequence of romantic, exotic tales within the journey of Princess Lalla Rookh to meet her betrothed, accompanied by a young Kashmiri minstrel, Feramorz, under the watchful eye of the censorious courtier Fadladeen. The work blends love, illusion, zeal, and power against a richly imagined Mughal–Persian backdrop. The opening of the
work sets Lalla Rookh’s lavish departure from Delhi for Cashmere, then introduces Feramorz, who begins the tale “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan.” In that story, the charismatic impostor Mokanna courts followers with promises of freedom; the idealistic youth Azim joins him, while Zelica—Azim’s former beloved, driven half-mad by rumors of his death—has been ensnared as the Prophet’s priestess and bound by a terrible oath. Forced to become a temptress for Mokanna’s designs, she recoils at his blasphemy, and when he lifts his veil she collapses in horror. Returning to the frame, the Princess hurries past illuminations to hear more; the tale resumes with Azim wandering a sumptuous haram, resisting seductive pageantry as he thinks of Zelica, until one trembling, unveiled nymph remains before him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 |
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| Illustrator | Sulman, T. (Thomas), 1834?-1900 |
| Illustrator | Tenniel, John, 1820-1914 |
| Title | Lalla Rookh : An Oriental romance |
| Original Publication | London: Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 1861. |
| Credits | Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Frame stories |
| Subject | Poets -- Fiction |
| Subject | Storytellers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Orient -- Fiction |
| Subject | Narrative poetry, English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76794 |
| Release Date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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