Einboden Jeffrey - Islam And Romanticism Muslim Currents From Goethe To Emerson - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Revealing Islam's formative influence on literary Romanticism this book recounts a lively narrative of religious and aesthetic exchange mapping the impact of Muslim sources on the West's most seminal authors. Spanning continents and centuries the book surveys Islamic receptions that bridge Romantic periods and personalities unfolding from Europe to Britain to America embracing iconic figures from Goethe to Byron to Emerson as well as authors less widely recognized such as Joseph Hammer - Purgstall. Broad in historical scope Islam and Romanticism is also particular in personal detail exposing Islam's role as a creative catalyst but also as a spiritual resource with the Qur an and Sufi poetry infusing the literary publications but also the private lives of Romantic writers. Highlighting cultural encounter rather than political exploitation the book differs from previous treatments by accenting Western receptions that transcend mere Orientalism finding the genesis of a global literary culture first emerging in the Romantics early appeal to Islamic traditions.
Title: Islam And Romanticism Muslim Currents From Goethe To Emerson
Author(s): Einboden Jeffrey
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Barcode: 9781780745664
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 12/1/2014
Series: Islamic and Muslim Contributions to Culture and Civilisation
Category: Cultural Studies