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Washington Irving and Islam : Critical Essays

By Zubeda Jalalzai; Michael Stevens; Jeffrey Einboden; Tracy Hoffman; Ray Lacina; Quiggle; Jeffrey Scra

Book information

Publisher
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Year
2018
ISBN
9781498569675, 9781498569668
LCC
PS2092.I75 .W374 2018
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1122563 bytes)
Pages
138\0
Time added
2023-08-20 08:19:58
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Description

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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