Zubeda Jalalzaiis professor of English at Rhode Island College.

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.

• 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

Zubeda Jalalzaiis professor of English at Rhode Island College.

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.

• 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