Islam in English LiteratureCaravan Books, 1977 - 275 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 66
Page 4
... story of Muḥam- mad , recorded by monastic chroniclers , was passed on from one gen- eration of writers to another ... story " Off Machomet the fals prophete . " This theme of the low kindred of Muḥammad is repeated by later writers ...
... story of Muḥam- mad , recorded by monastic chroniclers , was passed on from one gen- eration of writers to another ... story " Off Machomet the fals prophete . " This theme of the low kindred of Muḥammad is repeated by later writers ...
Page 9
... story that Muḥammad , having fallen down while intoxicated , or in an epileptic fit brought on by intoxication , was eaten by a herd of swine . With this story Lydgate terminates his narrative : Lik a glotoun deied in dronkenesse , Bi ...
... story that Muḥammad , having fallen down while intoxicated , or in an epileptic fit brought on by intoxication , was eaten by a herd of swine . With this story Lydgate terminates his narrative : Lik a glotoun deied in dronkenesse , Bi ...
Page 172
... story of a lonely girl in a great house ; and it probably reflects an incident of Mary's own early life in Blakesware House with her grandmother , Mrs. Fields . In the library she finds a book called Mahometism Explained , and in it the ...
... story of a lonely girl in a great house ; and it probably reflects an incident of Mary's own early life in Blakesware House with her grandmother , Mrs. Fields . In the library she finds a book called Mahometism Explained , and in it the ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 20 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 58 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alcoran Aleppo Algiers Arabian Nights Arabic Byron Caliph Carlyle Carlyle's century character of Muḥammad Christian Christian heresy conquest Constantinople Crusades death desert drama Dryden East Egypt empire England English literature faith followers French Gibbon Hajji Baba Hārūn heaven heresy Heroes heroic holy Houris Ibid impostor India interesting Islam Islamic allusions John Journey king Koran learned lecture legend letters London lover Mahomet Mahometans Mecca Mohammed Moore moral Mufti Muḥam Muḥammad Muḥammad and Islam Muslim Mustapha opinion oriental tale Paradise period Persian pigeon pilgrimage pirates play poem poet Poetical polygamy prayer Prideaux prince Prophet Qur'ān religion religious Renaissance rise of Islam romance Sale's Saracens says scene Scott Selim Sergius Siege of Damascus slave Solyman soul Southey Spain story sultan sūrah sword Syria Tamerlane tells Thalaba theme Thomas Thomas Carlyle tion translation Travels Turkey Turkish Turks Vathek William women worship writers