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Shows how the interactive, confrontational practice of courtly arts shaped imperial thought in the Middle AgesA probing inquiry into medieval court struggles, this book shows the relationship between intellectual conflict and the geopolitics of empire. It examines the Persian Buyids' takeover o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: England, Samuel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Temas:
To 1500
Authors, Medieval > Language.
Authors, Medieval-Language.
Courts and courtiers > History > To 1500.
Courts and courtiers-History-To 1500.
Language and languages > Political aspects > History > To 1500.
Language and languages-Political aspects-History-To 1500.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > History > To 1500.
Politics and literature-History-To 1500.
Islamic Studies.
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
Écrivains médiévaux > Langage.
HISTORY / Middle East / General.
Courts and courtiers
Language and languages > Political aspects
Literature, Medieval
Politics and literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements and Note on Arabic Transliterations
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Courtly Gifts, Imperial Rewards
  • 1 'Baghdad is to Cities What the Master is to Mankind': The Rise of Vizier Culture
  • 2 The Sovereign and the Foreign: Creating Saladin in Arabic Literature of the Counter-Crusade
  • 3 Alfonso X: Poetry of Miracles and Domination
  • 4 Saladino Rinato: Spanish and Italian Courtly Fictions of Crusade
  • Conclusion: The Ministry of Culture
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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