{"product_id":"three-turk-plays-from-early-daniel-vitkus-9780231110297","title":"Three Turk Plays from Early Modern England: Selimus, Emperor of the Turks; A Christian Turned Turk; And the Renegado","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Ottoman empire posed a clear and present danger to Christian rule in Europe. While English commerce with the Mediterranean world expanded, Ottoman forces invaded Greece, Hungary, and Austria. At the same time, \"Turkish\" pirates and renegades from North Africa roamed the Atlantic and raided the coast of England. The threat was ideological as well: English sailors captured by Barbary pirates sometimes renounced their faith and converted to Islam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, three important early modern \"Turk\" plays--Robert Greene's \u003ci\u003eSelimus, Emperor of the Turks\u003c\/i\u003e (1594); Robert Daborne's \u003ci\u003eA Christian Turned Turk\u003c\/i\u003e (1612); and Philip Massinger's \u003ci\u003eThe Renegado\u003c\/i\u003e (1623)--are available for the first time. These texts represent Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. The plays are set in historical and cultural context by Daniel J. Vitkus's clear and thoughtful introduction. These carefully edited, annotated, modern-spelling editions are particularly valuable for understanding the cultural production of English identity in relation to the Islamic Other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Vitkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231110294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231110297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Daniel Vitkus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981515456767,"sku":"9780231110297","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff697f02-c8e1-4663-bc21-9f9a15ceed3b.jpg?v=1683256038","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-turk-plays-from-early-daniel-vitkus-9780231110297","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}