Islam in English LiteratureCaravan Books, 1977 - 275 pages |
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Page 55
... Tamerlane ( 1702 ) , was written with a political purpose the author's intention to flatter William III by the char- acter of Tamerlane . To that end he created a character poles apart in temperament from the Tamerlane of history or of ...
... Tamerlane ( 1702 ) , was written with a political purpose the author's intention to flatter William III by the char- acter of Tamerlane . To that end he created a character poles apart in temperament from the Tamerlane of history or of ...
Page 56
... Tamerlane when words fail to move him.108 Bajazet , also presented as a Muslim , is much given to cursing in Islamic terms . His " heroic " defiance of his Prophet seems to imply that Rowe be- lieved that Muslim women have souls ...
... Tamerlane when words fail to move him.108 Bajazet , also presented as a Muslim , is much given to cursing in Islamic terms . His " heroic " defiance of his Prophet seems to imply that Rowe be- lieved that Muslim women have souls ...
Page 122
... Tamerlane his precedent for the exercise of arbitrary power ? But Tamerlane was a strict observer of the law of Islam . He " invaded Hindostan , as he invaded other countries , in the character of the great reformer of the Mahomedan ...
... Tamerlane his precedent for the exercise of arbitrary power ? But Tamerlane was a strict observer of the law of Islam . He " invaded Hindostan , as he invaded other countries , in the character of the great reformer of the Mahomedan ...
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THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 20 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 58 |
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