Date of Award
1-1-2015
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D. in History
Department
Arch Dalrymple III Department of History
First Advisor
Joseph P. Ward
Second Advisor
Ivo Kamps
Third Advisor
Nicolas Trepanier
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
This dissertation examines the emergence of English identity that captivity and Muslims challenged from 1580-1640 as expressed captivity narratives. The narratives provide numerous insights into the emerging English identity as Englishmen explored and became captives in the Mediterranean in the late Elizabethan and early Stuart period. The captivity narratives are unique in that they portray Englishmen at their weakest and in the most helpless situations as England attempted to spread its trade relations throughout the Mediterranean. Few other genres of literature provide such insight into English identity through the particular experience as captivity. Overall, this can provide one more step along the path of understanding what it meant to be English in late Elizabethan and early Stuart England.
Recommended Citation
Gillaspie, Joel, "English Identity and Muslim Captivity in the Mediterranean, 1580-1640" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1429.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1429