Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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... Arabian Vow ( 1707 ) . This is the first Eng- lish drama based on the Arabian Nights . The plot combines two themes not entirely unrelated : the notion that women have no souls , and the singular behaviour of the sultan in the Arabian ...
... Arabian Vow ( 1707 ) . This is the first Eng- lish drama based on the Arabian Nights . The plot combines two themes not entirely unrelated : the notion that women have no souls , and the singular behaviour of the sultan in the Arabian ...
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... Arabian Tale ( 1827 ) , by Edward Upham . The scene , however , is not Arabia but Mesopotamia . Karmath is a magician who makes various efforts to kill his mortal enemy , Harun al - Rashid . The style varies from the realistic ...
... Arabian Tale ( 1827 ) , by Edward Upham . The scene , however , is not Arabia but Mesopotamia . Karmath is a magician who makes various efforts to kill his mortal enemy , Harun al - Rashid . The style varies from the realistic ...
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... Arabian Tales , or , a Continuation of the Arabian Nights ( 1792 ) trans- lated by Robert Heron from La suite des milles et une nuits , contes arabes ( 1788 ) by Dom Chavis and Jacques Cazotte . The story en- titled " The History of ...
... Arabian Tales , or , a Continuation of the Arabian Nights ( 1792 ) trans- lated by Robert Heron from La suite des milles et une nuits , contes arabes ( 1788 ) by Dom Chavis and Jacques Cazotte . The story en- titled " The History of ...
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THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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