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Islam Issa's father had always told him about their city's magnificence, and as he looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library. And Alexandria is no ordinary city ing rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an authoritative history of a city that has shaped our modern world. Soon after being founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria became the crucible of cultural exchange between E...

This edited volume explores the combination of cultural phenomena that have established and canonized the work of John Milton in a global context, from interlingual translations to representations of Milton's work in verbal media, painting, stained glass, dance, opera, and symphony.

An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day

An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present dayMy dad had always told me about our city's magnificence, and as I looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library, I reflected. And this is no ordinary city. Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an authoritative history of a city that has shaped our moder...

Shakespeare and Terrorism delves into how extremists have responded to Shakespeare and investigates what his works can tell us about the nature, psychology, and consequences of terror. This book will enlighten those interested in Shakespeare, social sciences, history, and the complex relationships between life and art.

Shakespeare and Terrorism delves into how extremists have responded to Shakespeare and investigates what his works can tell us about the nature, psychology, and consequences of terror. This book will enlighten those interested in Shakespeare, social sciences, history, and the complex relationships between life and art.

Digital Milton is the first volume to investigate John Milton in terms of our digital present. It explores the digital environments Milton now inhabits as well as the diverse digital methods that inform how we read, teach, edit, and analyze his works. Some chapters use innovative techniques, such as processing metadata from vast archives of early modern prose, coding Milton's geographical references on maps, and visualizing debt networks from ...

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, particularly Paradise Lost. It contributes to knowledge of the history, development, and ways in which early modern writings are read and understood by Muslims, analysing a range of literary and religious aspects of Milton¿s writing in light of the cultural, theolo...

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, particularly Paradise Lost. It contributes to knowledge of the history, development, and ways in which early modern writings are read and understood by Muslims, analysing a range of literary and religious aspects of Milton¿s writing in light of the cultural, theolo...