Matthew Dimmock on Shakespeare and Islam

 Oxford University Press has an interesting blog post by Matthew Dimmock, from December 27 of 2015, titled "Shakespeare and Islam." It explores how Shakespeare, without the influence of Islam, would be very different from the Shakespeare we know.

It's a good read; you can find it by clicking the link above, or here:
https://blog.oup.com/2015/12/shakespeare-and-islam/

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