Washington Irving and Islam : Critical Essays.
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- computer
- online resource
- 9781498569675
- 818/.209
- PS2092.I75 .W374 2018
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- An Introduction -- 1 Spanish Orientalism -- 2 What Pious Moslem Writers Tell Us -- 3 A Knickerbocker Prophet -- 4 Think Local, Act Global -- 5 Cadijah and the Desire for Female Power in Salmagundi and Mahomet -- Afterword -- Index -- About the Contributors.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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