Lalla Rookh (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Moore
- First Published: 1817
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Love
- Time of Work: c. 1700
- Setting: India
- Genres: Poetry, Frame story, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, Eighteenth century, India or East Indian people, Songs or songwriters, Heads of state
- Locales: India
Characters Discussed
Lalla Rookh (Tulip Cheek), Emperor Aurungzebe’s daughter, promised to King Aliris. She sets forth by caravan for Cashmere, where she is to meet and marry her betrothed. Among the servants in the bridal entourage is the poet Feramorz, with whom Lalla Rookh falls in love. Wishing to present her heart undefiled to her bridegroom, she banishes the poet from her presence, only to learn to her joy on her arrival in Cashmere that Feramorz is Aliris, disguised for the purpose of winning her love.
Aliris, the young king of Bucharia. To win the love of his...
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