Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 81
... literature . Before Galland translated the Arabian Nights , it began with L'Espion turc ( 1684 ) of Giovanni Paolo Marana , a series of letters supposedly written by a Turk in Paris , and came to its fullest perfection in Montesquieu's ...
... literature . Before Galland translated the Arabian Nights , it began with L'Espion turc ( 1684 ) of Giovanni Paolo Marana , a series of letters supposedly written by a Turk in Paris , and came to its fullest perfection in Montesquieu's ...
Page 82
... literature of the middle classes , the oriental tale was made the vehicle of moral instruction , 1 so that the didactic element became al- most an essential part of the definition of the oriental tale . The in- fluence of the oriental ...
... literature of the middle classes , the oriental tale was made the vehicle of moral instruction , 1 so that the didactic element became al- most an essential part of the definition of the oriental tale . The in- fluence of the oriental ...
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... Literature , as set forth in Sartor Resartus . " But is there no Religion ? ' reiterates the Professor , ' Fool ! I tell thee , there is . Hast thou well considered all that lies in this immeasurable froth - ocean we name Literature ...
... Literature , as set forth in Sartor Resartus . " But is there no Religion ? ' reiterates the Professor , ' Fool ! I tell thee , there is . Hast thou well considered all that lies in this immeasurable froth - ocean we name Literature ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 55 |
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