A Christian Turn'd Turk

A Christian Turn'd Turk
John Ward's ship engages a British vessel
Written byRobert Daborne
Characters25
Date premiered1612
Place premiered England
Original languageEnglish
SubjectReligious conversion / Piracy / Islam / Protestantism / Religion
SettingTunis

A Christian Turn'd Turk (1612) is a play by the English dramatist Robert Daborne. It concerns the conversion of the pirate John Ward to Islam.[1]

  1. ^ Burton, Jonathan (2005). Traffic and Turning: Islam and English Drama, 1579-1624. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 978-0-87413-913-6.