The Image of the Turks and Iranians in French Literature. Madame Dieulafoy's Journey from Muhammarah to Basra and Baghdad in the year 1881 AD-1299 AH (a model)

Abstract

  In this research, I tried to capture the features of the identity of the other (Turkish and Iranian) present in French literature, by targeting Madame Dieulafoy's journey as a field of research. In the beginning, it was necessary to refer quickly to the linguistic meanings and the idiomatic dimensions of the image, then the research sought to trace the themes of the manifestation of the image of the Turks and Iranians. As the writer was able to portray many aspects of their own, and the negative side dominated the image of the Turks, which was summarized by administrative corruption, civilizational backwardness, and self-centeredness..., while the positive topics prevailed in the details of the image of the Iranians, and the research did not neglect to monitor the writer’s sources in the images she transmitted. In addition to highlighting the patterns of photography, the nature of the research necessitated a descriptive analytical approach.