Islam in English LiteratureCaravan Books, 1977 - 275 pages |
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Page 83
... called the holy wars , rumored these stories about the West : and you may find , in some of the old chroniclers and romance writers , as well as Poets , the Saracens called Paynims ; though surely they were much further off from any ...
... called the holy wars , rumored these stories about the West : and you may find , in some of the old chroniclers and romance writers , as well as Poets , the Saracens called Paynims ; though surely they were much further off from any ...
Page 163
... called Mohamed , or the Illustrious ( 1829 ) anticipates to a remarkable degree Carlyle's argument in Heroes and Hero - Worship . The author , a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and other learned bodies , devoted the last twenty ...
... called Mohamed , or the Illustrious ( 1829 ) anticipates to a remarkable degree Carlyle's argument in Heroes and Hero - Worship . The author , a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and other learned bodies , devoted the last twenty ...
Page 172
... called Mahometism Explained , and in it the story of Ishmael : " When I had almost learned the his- tory of Ishmael by heart , I read the rest of the book , and then I came to the history of Mahomet ... The book said that those who ...
... called Mahometism Explained , and in it the story of Ishmael : " When I had almost learned the his- tory of Ishmael by heart , I read the rest of the book , and then I came to the history of Mahomet ... The book said that those who ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 20 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 58 |
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