Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 88
... fact , not one of the scenes is located in Persia ; they are , respectively : a hypothetical " valley near Bagdat , " the desert , a forest in Georgia , and a mountain in Circassia . An oriental flavor is imparted by the use of such ...
... fact , not one of the scenes is located in Persia ; they are , respectively : a hypothetical " valley near Bagdat , " the desert , a forest in Georgia , and a mountain in Circassia . An oriental flavor is imparted by the use of such ...
Page 149
... fact that " his cunning and ready wit " concealed his real nature from his contemporaries . He was " continually exposed to scoffing and ridicule , to laughter and contempt . Yet he never once appeared to be angry , bearing all in ...
... fact that " his cunning and ready wit " concealed his real nature from his contemporaries . He was " continually exposed to scoffing and ridicule , to laughter and contempt . Yet he never once appeared to be angry , bearing all in ...
Page 155
... fact that the Koran demands equal justice for high and low . Slavery is sanctioned by Islam , but the history of Moslem slavery has nothing to compare to the horrors of the African slave trade carried on by Christian countries . ? And ...
... fact that the Koran demands equal justice for high and low . Slavery is sanctioned by Islam , but the history of Moslem slavery has nothing to compare to the horrors of the African slave trade carried on by Christian countries . ? And ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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