Marmaduke Pickthall: a forgotten english novelist

It may be suggested that Marmaduke Pickthall’s political stance during WWI would not have ruined his literary reputation had the added factor of conversion to Islam not been present. Various anthologies have included selections from Pound’s poetry. We do not know when and if at all Pickthall would b...

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Main Author: Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
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Language:English
Published: University of Portsmouth, UK 2020
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description It may be suggested that Marmaduke Pickthall’s political stance during WWI would not have ruined his literary reputation had the added factor of conversion to Islam not been present. Various anthologies have included selections from Pound’s poetry. We do not know when and if at all Pickthall would be immune to the politics of canon formation and be included in literary anthologies as a novelist and a travel writer. Pickthall’s absence from the canon and curriculum has deprived students and academics alike. The long overdue inclusion of his works in both will enrich English literature studies, delight the lovers of travel literature and “remedy a long period of neglect”.
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spelling iium-802362021-01-18T02:28:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80236/ Marmaduke Pickthall: a forgotten english novelist Hasan, Md. Mahmudul PE English PN0441 Literary History PR English literature It may be suggested that Marmaduke Pickthall’s political stance during WWI would not have ruined his literary reputation had the added factor of conversion to Islam not been present. Various anthologies have included selections from Pound’s poetry. We do not know when and if at all Pickthall would be immune to the politics of canon formation and be included in literary anthologies as a novelist and a travel writer. Pickthall’s absence from the canon and curriculum has deprived students and academics alike. The long overdue inclusion of his works in both will enrich English literature studies, delight the lovers of travel literature and “remedy a long period of neglect”. University of Portsmouth, UK 2020-04-24 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80236/1/Marmaduke%20Pickthall_A%20Forgotten%20English%20Novelist.pdf Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2020) Marmaduke Pickthall: a forgotten english novelist. Literature at Portsmouth. http://englishliterature.port.ac.uk/?p=569
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Marmaduke Pickthall: a forgotten english novelist
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PN0441 Literary History
PR English literature
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/80236/1/Marmaduke%20Pickthall_A%20Forgotten%20English%20Novelist.pdf