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William Percy's Mahomet and his heaven : a critical edition

William Percy's "Mahomet and His Heaven" (1601) is a modern play based upon the Qur'an, which places Prophet Muhammad on the stage. This title presents the play in its entirety, with a critical introduction which introduces some of its key themes, and places it in a textual and social context. It is for historians, literary scholars and students.
Print Book, English, 2006
Ashgate, Aldershot, 2006
259 p. 24 cm
9780754654063, 0754654060
1014656652
Contents: Introduction: Play and playwright; The Qu'ran, the Bible and religious polemic; Portraying 'Mahomet'; Alchemy and the occult; Unravelling the playscript: I. Textual history; II. Sources and performance; 'Strange and wayward'? A note on this edition. Mahomet and His Heaven; Textual variants; Explanatory notes to the play; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.