Washington Irving and Islam

Critical Essays

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-05-25
Mått:161 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:136
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498569668

Utforska kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Islam inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Zubeda Jalalzaiis professor of English at Rhode Island College.

Recensioner i media

This timely collection reclaims Washington Irving as a pivotal figure in American literature, casting light on some key works—Mahomet and his Successors, Tales of Alhambra, Conquest of Granada, Life of Mahomet—while putting Islam front and center as a formative presence. Compelling, eye-opening, and necessary.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Washington Irving and IslamZubeda Jalalzai Spanish Orientalism: Washington Irving and the Romance of the Moors Michael Stevens What Pious Moslem Writers Tell Us: Irving’s Filtering of His Sources in Mahomet and His Successors Ray Lacina A Knickerbocker Prophet: Washington Irving’s Americanization of “Mahomet” Doyle QuiggleThink Local, Act Global: The Development of Islam in Washington Irving’s Mahomet and His Successors Jeffrey Scraba Irving's Cadijah and Women of Power in Salmagundi and MahometTracy Hoffman Afterword: The Seal and Conclusion Jeffrey Einboden