TY - BOOK AU - Nassir,Ghazi Q. TI - Samuel Johnson's attitude toward Islam: a study of his Oriental readings and writings SN - 9780773420403 (electronic bk.) AV - PR3537.O74 N37 2012eb U1 - 828/.609 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Lewiston, N.Y. PB - Edwin Mellen Press KW - Johnson, Samuel KW - 1709-1784 KW - Knowledge KW - Orient KW - Islam KW - Orientalism in literature KW - East and West in literature KW - Islamic civilization in literature KW - Civilization, Arab, in literature KW - Eurocentrism in literature KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - Middle East KW - In literature KW - Africa, North KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Representations of the Orient before Samuel Johnson -- Samuel Johnson's Oriental reading -- Samuel Johnson and his attitude toward Islam -- Irene : Islam is a menace, not "an object of curiosity" -- The perception of the Orient in Rasselas -- Johnson's Orientalism in the short Oriental tales in The rambler and idler -- Appendix A. A sample of Johnson's books on the Orient -- Appendix B. Another sample of Johnson's books on the Orient UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=433400 ER -