Staging Islam in England: Drama and Culture, 1640-1685

Exploration of the ways in which Islam manifested itself in the writings of the seventeenth century. `This stimulating book will be welcomed by historians, literary scholars, and anyone interested in the history of the English fascination with Islam and the cultural exoticism associated with the East.' PROFESSOR GERALD MACLEANTransmitted via the mechanisms of trade and diplomacy and reflected through stage and press, England's cultural encounters with Islam - its peoples, its history, its territ