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Giaour
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Giaour or Gawur or Gavour meaning 'infidel', is a slur used mostly in the lands of the former Ottoman Empire for non-Muslims or, more particularly, Christians in the Balkans.
Théodore Géricault: The Giaour (1820, lithograph; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Théodore Géricault: The Giaour (1820, lithograph; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Eugène Delacroix: The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan (1826, oil on canvas; Art Institute of Chicago), inspired by Lord Byron's The Giaour
Eugène Delacroix: The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan (1826, oil on canvas; Art Institute of Chicago), inspired by Lord Byron's The Giaour
Giaours smoking the tchibouque with the pacha of the Dardanelles, book illustration from 1839.
Giaours smoking the tchibouque with the pacha of the Dardanelles, book illustration from 1839.
Vathek
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Vathek is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. It was composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley in which form it was first published in 17
Giaour
…with reference to non-Muslims to prevent problems occurring in social relationships. Giaour is the name given to the evil monster of a man in the tale Vathek, written by William Beckford in French in 1782 and translated into English soon after. The spelling Giaour appears in the French as well as in the…
Title page of the 1786 edition
Title page of the 1786 edition
Vathek and Giaour, an illustration to William Beckford's Vathek in a late-18th to early–19th century illustration. Giaour is withstanding the angry an
Vathek and Giaour, an illustration to William Beckford's Vathek in a late-18th to early–19th century illustration. Giaour is withstanding the angry and perilous glances of Vathek without the slightest emotion, while the courtiers fall prostrate with their faces on the ground.