Islam as imagined in eighteenth and nineteenth century english literature
Auteur :
Bennett, Clinton
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032383217
Date de publication :
27 mai 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
285 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Aimed at a non-specialist readership, this survey of early modern English literature examines how writers represented Islam. Many aimed to foment hostility or to encourage friendship. Anyone interested in how stereotypes are perpetuated and can be challenged today in an increasingly Islamophobic Western world will profit from reading it.