The article begins the multifaceted study of the image of Istanbul in English-speaking literature. Istanbul as an embodiment of cultural frontier is a rich source for imagological analysis. On the example of Mark Twain’s humorous travel book «The Innocents Abroad», 1869 the image of Istanbul is studied from the point of view of an American traveler and pilgrim who is also a representation of «innocence». Such character demonstrates the stereotypes of the East, based on a great number of travel- and guide-books written by authors from the West. Thus, Mark Twain’s image of Istanbul can be analyzed on the base of Edward Said’s methodology. The article is aimed at studying the nature and genesis of cognitive dissonance, that was comically presented in Mark Twain’s travel book.
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