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  1. Topicality and Representation
    Islam and Muslims in two Renaissance Plays
    Erschienen: 2013
    Verlag:  Cambridge Scholars Publishing

    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1306309182; 1443850608; 1443854840; 9781306309189; 9781443850605; 9781443854849
    Schlagworte: DRAMA / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Battle of Alcazar (Peele, George); Mahomet and his heaven (Percy, William); Islam in literature; Islam in literature; Islam <Motiv>; Muslim <Motiv>
    Weitere Schlagworte: Peele, George (1556-1596): Battle of Alcazar; Percy, William (1575-1648): Mahomet and his heaven; Peele, George (1556-1596): The battle of Alcazar; Percy, William (1575-1648): Mahomet and his heaven
    Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource
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    This book focuses on the importance of topical reading in understanding Islamic figures and themes, and applies this approach to two landmark Elizabethan plays: George Peele's Battle of Alcazar and William Percy's Mahomet and his Heaven. The former is the first English play to present a Moor as a major character, while the latter is the first English play to be based on Quranic material and feature the Prophet of Islam as a major character. In both plays, the book argues, topical concerns pla ..

    TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Definitions; 1.2. Existing knowledge about Islam and Muslims; 1.3. Literature review; 1.4. Theoretical background; 1.5. The plays and their politico-religious background; CHAPTER ONE; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Previous critical approaches; 1.2. The missing link; 2. Peele's life and works; 2.1. Life; 2.2. Works; 3. The play; 3.1. The historical incident and Peele's version of it; 3.2. Politico-historical background; 3.3. Sources; 4. Alcazar as nationalistic propaganda

    4.1. The state/religion dialectic4.2. Self-definition; 4.3. Naturalizing and exoticizing; 4.4. Characters; 4.5. Character epithets; 5. Conclusion; CHAPTER TWO; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Précis; 1.2. The play's Islamic content; 1.3. The Structure of the chapter; 2. The Percys and the crown; 2.1. The Eighth Earl; 2.2. Henry and William in France; 2.3. Father's death; 2.4. Back in England; 2.5. Northumberland and James VI; 2.6. William Percy; 3. Percy's other works; 3.1. The Aphrodysiall or Sea Feast, 1602; 3.2. The Faery Pastorall or the Forest of Elves, 1603; 3.3. Other plays

    4. Geber and the wizard earl4.1. Questioning the nickname; 4.2. Renaissance humanism and the hermetic tradition; 4.3. The Earl's circle; 4.4. Geber vs. Faustus; 4.5. William Percy's Geber; 5. Percy's Women; 5.1. Muslim women in English imagination; 5.2. Epimenide and Elizabeth; 5.3. Other women; 6. Schism and unity; 6.1. Muslim and Christian schism; 6.2. Calls for peace and unity; 6.3. James and Catholic Hopes; 6.4. Percy's allegory for peace and reconciliation; 7. Conclusion; GENERAL CONCLUSION; APPENDIX I; WORKS CITED.

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-256)

  2. Topicality and representation
    Islam and Muslims in two Renaissance plays
    Erschienen: 2013
    Verlag:  Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
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    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1443850608; 9781443850605; 9781443854849
    Schlagworte: Islam and the performing arts; Islamic drama; Muslim <Motiv>; Islam <Motiv>
    Weitere Schlagworte: Percy, William (1575-1648): Mahomet and his heaven; Peele, George (1556-1596): The battle of Alcazar
    Umfang: 1 online resource (270 pages), illustrations
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    Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 30, 2014)

  3. Topicality and Representation
    Islam and Muslims in two Renaissance Plays
    Erschienen: 2013
    Verlag:  Cambridge Scholars Publishing

    This book focuses on the importance of topical reading in understanding Islamic figures and themes, and applies this approach to two landmark Elizabethan plays: George Peele's Battle of Alcazar and William Percy's Mahomet and his Heaven. The former... mehr

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    This book focuses on the importance of topical reading in understanding Islamic figures and themes, and applies this approach to two landmark Elizabethan plays: George Peele's Battle of Alcazar and William Percy's Mahomet and his Heaven. The former is the first English play to present a Moor as a major character, while the latter is the first English play to be based on Quranic material and feature the Prophet of Islam as a major character. In both plays, the book argues, topical concerns pla

     

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