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Reading Milton through Islam by David Currell

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Summary

Exemplifying important trends in the study of literary reception, comparative religion and the global dimensions of early modern culture, this collection reveals how East-West relations are woven into the texture of John Milton’s great works. It was first published as a special issue of English Studies.

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Reading Milton through Islam by David Currell

John Milton’s poetry and prose are central to our understanding of the aesthetic, political and religious upheavals of early modern England. Innovative recent scholarship, however, continues to expand the range of contexts through which we read Milton beyond Christian Europe, unearthing the vitality and resonance of the Miltonic text within religious and political debates across borders, through time and in multiple languages.

The Islamic world has begun to receive deserved recognition as one such global site of this cultural energy. The publication of complete translations of Paradise Lost into Arabic has stimulated fresh critical explorations from a multiplicity of perspectives: historicist, comparative and theological. Attention to spatially and religiously diverse influences and reception contexts offers new avenues of approach into masterpieces including Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Areopagitica, as well as into the cultural forces these texts represent, reimagine and contest. By exploring how Milton, Islam and the Middle East address and implicate one another, this collection asks how, why and where Milton matters. This book was originally published as a special issue of English Studies.

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David Currell is Assistant Professor of English at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. His research addresses issues of reception and early modern literature, with particular attention to classical and contemporary global contexts. François-Xavier Gleyzon is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Central Florida, USA. His research and publication focus on Renaissance Literature, Visual and Cultural Theory.
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ISBN 13 9781138723702
ISBN 10 1138723703
Title Reading Milton through Islam
Author David Currell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2017-09-13
Number of pages 118
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.