Islam in English LiteratureCaravan Books, 1977 - 275 pages |
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Page 44
... scene located in Spain at the close of the long struggle between the Moors and the Christians , and with a super - human hero who bears the Arabic name of Almanzor ( al - Mansur " the victorious " ) . The choice of Muslim characters and ...
... scene located in Spain at the close of the long struggle between the Moors and the Christians , and with a super - human hero who bears the Arabic name of Almanzor ( al - Mansur " the victorious " ) . The choice of Muslim characters and ...
Page 138
... scene at the time of the conquest ( 1517 ) by Selim I of Turkey . Selim has captured the fair Zoraida , beloved of Almaimon , the Bey of Egypt , and is about to marry her ( the marriage scene opens in a flower - decked mosque , to which ...
... scene at the time of the conquest ( 1517 ) by Selim I of Turkey . Selim has captured the fair Zoraida , beloved of Almaimon , the Bey of Egypt , and is about to marry her ( the marriage scene opens in a flower - decked mosque , to which ...
Page 156
... scene for liter- ary purposes , and of the Anglo - Indian character in fiction , was just beginning in our period . One of the first persons to explore the new field was Emma Roberts who anticipated , in a humble way , the lit- erary ...
... scene for liter- ary purposes , and of the Anglo - Indian character in fiction , was just beginning in our period . One of the first persons to explore the new field was Emma Roberts who anticipated , in a humble way , the lit- erary ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 20 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 58 |
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