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 MuḼammad 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 MuḼammad 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 , 1 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 , 1 so that the didactic element became al- most an ...
Page 201
... moral beauty may be a guide to the erring . If but one rake the magic influence own Of beauty , seated on her moral throne ... Success the author's wanderings shall seal , And his , the richest prize in reason's wheel.1 This is , indeed ...
... moral beauty may be a guide to the erring . If but one rake the magic influence own Of beauty , seated on her moral throne ... Success the author's wanderings shall seal , And his , the richest prize in reason's wheel.1 This is , indeed ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 55 |
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