Washington Irving Life Of Mahomet Analysis

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The study consists of two chapters. The first chapter explores the image of Muhammad in Washington Irving’s work Life of Mahomet. It examines Irving’s portrayal of the Revelation to Muhammad, the image of Muhammad with regard to women, and the spread of Islam, as Irving depicts them in this biography. It also researches the sources that Irving used to form his image of Islam and its Prophet. The second chapter explores the portrayal of Muhammad in Thomas Carlyle’s lecture “The Hero as a Prophet” It examines the portrayal of Muhammad as a “hero” and as a “Prophet” and it discusses the sources Carlyle used to form this image. In addition, it sheds light on the methodology that Carlyle used to support his portrayal. Finally, the achievements of