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Milton in the Arab-Muslim World (Paperback)
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Milton in the Arab-Muslim World (Paperback)
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The first full-length study of the reception of John Milton's
(1608-74) writings in the Arab-Muslim world, this book examines the
responses of Arab-Muslim readers to Milton's works, and in
particular, to his epic poem: Paradise Lost. It contributes to
knowledge of the history, development, and ways in which early
modern writings are read and understood by Muslims. By mapping the
literary and more broadly cultural consequences of the censure,
translation and abridgement of Milton's works in the Arab-Muslim
world, this book analyses the diverse ways in which Arab-Muslims
read and understand a range of literary and religious aspects of
Milton's writing in light of cultural, theological,
socio-political, linguistic and translational issues. After
providing an overview of the presence of Milton and his works in
the Arab world, each chapter sheds light on how cultural and
translational issues shape the ways in which Arab-Muslim readers
perceive and understand the characters and motifs of Paradise Lost.
Chapters outline the ways in which the figures are currently
understood in Milton scholarship, before exploring how they fit
into the narrative drama and theology of the poem, and their
position in Islamic creed and Arab-Muslim culture. Concurrently,
each chapter examines the poem's subject matter in detail, placing
particular emphasis on matters of linguistic, theological and
cultural translation and accommodation. Chapter conclusions not
only summarise the patterns and potentialities of reception, but
point towards the practical functions of Arab-Muslim responses to
Milton's writing and their contribution to the formation of social
ideas.
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