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Samuel Johnson's Attitude Toward Islam : A Study of His Oriental Readings and Writings
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nassir, Ghazi Q.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Knowledge--Orient.
- Johnson, Samuel.
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Knowledge--Islam.
- Civilization, Arab, in literature.
- East and West in literature.
- Islamic civilization in literature.
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
- Middle East--In literature.
- Orientalism in literature.
- Eurocentrism in literature.
- Middle East.
- Africa, North--In literature.
- Africa, North.
- Local Subjects:
- Civilization, Arab, in literature.
- East and West in literature.
- Islamic civilization in literature.
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Knowledge--Islam.
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Knowledge--Orient.
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
- Middle East--In literature.
- Orientalism in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study is the first to juxtapose pre-existing texts with Samuel Johnson's portrayal of the Orient, particularly Islam and Arab culture. Nassir asserts that Johnson's observations of Islam in both his writings and conversations prove that he did not look at it objectively and was highly biased against Islam and Arab culture in his assessment. The book seeks to furnish the students of eighteenth century English literature, Johnsonian scholars, and orientalists with useful observations of his orientalism as a whole in light of Johnson's life, personality, and period in which he wrote.
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Representations of the Orient before Samuel Johnson; Chapter Two: Samuel Johnson's Oriental Reading; Samuel Johnson and His Attitude Towards Islam; Chapter Four: Irene Islam is a Menace, not ""An Object of Curiosity""; Chapter Five: The Perception of the Orient in Rasselas; Chapter Six: Johnson's Orientalism in the Short Oriental Tales in the Rambler and Idler; Appendix A: A Sample of Johnson's Books on the Orient; Appendix B: Another Sample of Johnson's Books on the Orient; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-2040-1
- OCLC:
- 776202057
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