Louis L'amour's "The Walking Drum"

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"Although Louis L'Amour's The Walking Drum is clearly meant to be an epic adventure yarn, L'Amour just as clearly has written a work meant to praise Arab culture, its dominant religion Islam, and its many contributions to the development of Western civilization. This study will examine L'Amour's novel and its descriptions of how essential Arabic culture was to scholarship and the exchange of ideas in 12th century Europe. L'Amour usually does not abstractly describe these contributions but connects them meaningfully to the education and character development of the protagonist, Mathurin Kerbouchard. The study will focus on the relationship of Arabic culture and Kerbouchard's identity and the achievement of his objectives.

Again, L'Amour is not primarily writing a study of the history of the Arabic culture and people or its contributions to ..."

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