Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 80
... moral or philosophical themes . The language is sometimes that of simple , straight - foward narrative ; but more frequently it is highly colored and filled with pseudo - oriental imagery . The allusions to Muḥammad and Islam in the ...
... moral or philosophical themes . The language is sometimes that of simple , straight - foward narrative ; but more frequently it is highly colored and filled with pseudo - oriental imagery . The allusions to Muḥammad and Islam in the ...
Page 82
... moral- izing tendency of the age , due in large part to the increasing interest in literature of the middle classes , the oriental tale was made the vehicle of moral instruction , so that the didactic element became al- most an ...
... moral- izing tendency of the age , due in large part to the increasing interest in literature of the middle classes , the oriental tale was made the vehicle of moral instruction , so that the didactic element became al- most an ...
Page 148
... moral virtue ... It will draw the tear of sympathy from the eye of pity to behold a voluptuous , ignorant , ambitious wretch , imposing upon millions of his fellow - creatures , and give the Son of God and his system such a decided ...
... moral virtue ... It will draw the tear of sympathy from the eye of pity to behold a voluptuous , ignorant , ambitious wretch , imposing upon millions of his fellow - creatures , and give the Son of God and his system such a decided ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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