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  • Alexandria

    The City that Changed the World

    by Islam Issa ...
    An original, authoritative, and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day.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.Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Global Shakespeare and Visual Art

    Edited by Islam Issa, Mario Murgia ...
    From paintings to sculptures and manga to street art, Global Shakespeare and Visual Art reveals how Shakespeare's works and legacy have inspired artists around the world for centuries.Global Shakespeare and Visual Art explores how William Shakespeare's works and legacy have inspired artists around the world for centuries. This volume is a series of original studies on the aesthetic presence and ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

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  • Global Milton and Visual Art

    by Joseph Wittreich, Hiroko Sano, Ana Elena González-Treviño, Nathalie Collé, Wendy Furman-Adams, Joshua Reid, Gabriela Villanueva, Chia-Yin Huang, Aaron Shapiro, Beverley Sherry, Matthew Geary, Islam Issa, Jonathan R. Olson ...
    Global Milton and Visual Art showcases the aesthetic appropriation and reinterpretation of the works and legend of the early modern English poet and politician John Milton in diverse eras, regions, and media: book illustrations, cinema, digital reworkings, monuments, painting, sculpture, shieldry, and stained glass. It innovates an inclusive approach to Milton’s literary art, especially his ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • Milton Across Borders and Media

    Edited by Islam Issa, Angelica Duran ...
    Milton Across Borders and Media is an unprecedented collaboration that demonstrates the breadth of John Milton's international reception across diverse media from the seventeenth century through today. This volume presents new essays on the adaptation of Milton's works into various languages and media around the world. Part I poses questions about how we can effectively situate and engage with ... Read more

    $110.69 USD

  • Shakespeare and Terrorism

    by Islam Issa ...
    Series series Spotlight on Shakespeare
    Shakespeare and Terrorism delves into how extremists have responded to Shakespeare – whether they’ve attacked him or been inspired by him – and investigates what the playwright and his works can tell us about the nature, psychology, and consequences of terror.Literary critic and historian Islam Issa takes readers on a journey from Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon and London to a variety of ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Milton in the Arab-Muslim World

    by Islam Issa ...
    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 ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Digital Milton

    Edited by David Currell, Islam Issa ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    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 ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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    Alexandria

    The City that Changed the World

    by Islam Issa ...
    Narrated by Islam Issa ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 14 min

    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.Combining 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, ... Read more

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    Also available as: eBook

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  • Don't Read Poetry

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  • The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare

    Edited by Margreta De Grazia, Stanley Wells ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Written by a team of leading international scholars, this Companion is designed to illuminate Shakespeare's works through discussion of the key topics of Shakespeare studies. Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to recent scholarship and criticism for readers keen to expand their knowledge and appreciation of Shakespeare. The book contains stimulating chapters on ... Read more

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  • Hamlet: A Critical Reader

    Edited by Ann Thompson, Professor Neil Taylor ...
    Series series Arden Early Modern Drama Guides
    Hamlet remains the most-studied of all Shakespeare's great tragedies. This collection of newly-commissioned essays gives readers an overview of past critical views of the play as well as new writing about the play from today's leading scholars. The range of perspectives offered makes the book an invaluable companion to anyone studying the play at an advanced level. The final chapter on learning ... Read more

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