Islam and Early Modern English Literature

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"Romance was the preeminent narrative form through which medieval Christendom imagined its encounter with the world. But in the early modern period, religious wars and commercial and colonial expansion radically changed the terms of that encounter. This book traces the process through which Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, and others adapted, revised, or resisted romance, mapping a world of increasingly uncertain allegiances and affiliations."--Jacket.

subjects: English literature,  Turkic influences,  Islam and literature,  Islamic influences,  History and criticism,  Romanticism,  Islam in literature,  English literature, history and criticism,  Romanticism, great britain,  English literature, foreign influences,  Littérature anglaise,  Histoire et critique,  Islam dans la littérature,  Romantisme,  Influence islamique,  Influence des peuples turcs,  Islam et littérature,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  European,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800,  Literary studies: poetry & poets,  Shakespeare studies & criticism,  Literature,  Early modern