Islamic Conversion and Christian Resistance on the Early Modern Stage
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| Author | : Jane Hwang Degenhardt |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 2010-08-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780748686551 |
| ISBN-13 | : 074868655X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Islamic Conversion and Christian Resistance on the Early Modern Stage by : Jane Hwang Degenhardt
Book excerpt: This book explores the threat of Christian conversion to Islam in twelve early modern English plays. In works by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Massinger, and others, conversion from Christianity to Islam is represented as both tragic and erotic, as a fate worse t
