Images of the Prophet Muhammad in English Literature seeks to promote a better understanding between the Muslim world and the West against the backdrop of the Danish cartoons and the deplorable tragedy of 9/11, which has evoked a general interest in things Islamic. This book recounts and analyzes the image of Prophet Muhammad, as reflected in English literary texts from the twelfth to nineteenth centuries. It will be of much interest to students of English literary history, cultural studies, Islamic studies, and literary Orientalism.
Preface – The Distorting Mirror: Representation of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) in Medieval and Other Writings in the West – The Crescent in the West: Representation of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) in the Literary Works – Towards Fairne