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The Islamic lineage of American literary culture : Muslim sources from the Revolution to Reconstruction /

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Uncovering Islam's formative impact on U.S. literary origins, this book traces the influence of Arabic and Persian literature in America, from the Revolution beginnings to Reconstruction. Focusing on informal engagements and intimate exchanges, Jeffrey Einboden excavates fresh witnesses to earl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Einboden, Jeffrey (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
American literature > 19th century > Islamic influences.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Influence islamique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
1800-1899
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • "Blessed be Allah, most fair": Ezra Stiles' Arabic revolutions
  • "I most sincerely wish an Arabic manuscript of the Koran":
  • William Bentley's Islamic archives
  • "Intermingled with texts of the Koran": Washington Irving's Moorish renovations
  • "To look at the Koran through his spectacles": The Muslim progress of Lydia Maria Child
  • "He knows the Koran by heart": The Sufi circulations of Ralph Waldo Emerson.