The cutting edge of the poet's sword : Muslim poetic responses to the Crusades /

In this comprehensive analysis of Arabic poetry during the period of the crusades (sixth/twelfth century), Osman Latiff provides an insightful examination of the poets who inspired Muslims to unite in the 'jihad' against the Franks. 'The Cutting Edge of the Poet's Sword' not...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Latiff, Osman (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Arabic
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Colección:Muslim world in the age of the Crusades ; v. 3.
Temas:
750-1258
Arabic poetry > 750-1258 > History and criticism.
Crusades in literature.
Jihad in literature.
Revolutionary poetry, Arabic > History and criticism.
War and literature > Islamic Empire.
Poésie arabe > 750-1258 > Histoire et critique.
Croisades dans la littérature.
Jihād dans la littérature.
Guerre et littérature > Empire islamique.
Poésie révolutionnaire arabe > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
War and literature
Arabic poetry
Crusades in literature
Jihad in literature
Revolutionary poetry, Arabic
Islamic Empire
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: setting the scene
  • Poetry and poetics in medieval Arabic discourse
  • Theories and principles of jihad and the quest for martyrdom
  • Formative Muslim responses: Franks (Faranj), Christians (Rum) and the making of a Christian enemy
  • Poeticising the reconquest and future expectations
  • Literary underpinnings of the anti-Frankish jihad
  • The place of Egypt in sixth-/twelfth- and seventh-/thirteenth-century discourse
  • Shattered dreams: Jerusalem, the umma, and new enemies
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Arabic poems.

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