Washington Irving and Islam : Critical Essays
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1498569668
ISBN-13
9781498569668
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 25th, 2018
Print length
136 Pages
Weight
356 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.50 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writersIslam
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This book examines Washington Irving’s biography of the Prophet Muhammed and his other writings that engage Islamic history and the Muslim world. It explores the influence of Spain, Muslim and Christian legends, gender, and heroic biographies on Irving’s writing and illustrates Irving’s articulation of Orientalism and American nationalism.
Washington Irving and Islam contributes to understanding the relationship between the United States and the Islamic world, valuable not only for studies of Washington Irving, American Literature, or Islam, but also for thinking through the role Islam and the “Orient” have played in American literature and history, a critical field receiving ever-increasing attention. The global context of Irving’s work ties these essays together as does an understanding that his writings challenge easy classification of the Muslim other, and, indeed, challenge easy classification of Irving’s own responses to that other. Washington Irving bestrides opposing positions as well as distant worlds.
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