The Arabic role in medieval literary history : a forgotten heritage /

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Arabic culture was a central and shaping phenomenon in medieval Europe, yet its influence on medieval literature has been ignored or marginalized for the last two centuries. In this ground-breaking book, now returned to print with a new afterword by the author, Maria Rosa Menocal argues that major m...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Menocal, Maria Rosa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia [Pa.] : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2004.
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
Literature, Medieval > Arab influences.
Romance-language literature > Arab influences.
Literature, Medieval > Research.
Romance-language literature > Research.
Littérature médiévale > Influence arabe.
Littérature romane > Influence arabe.
Littérature médiévale > Recherche.
Littérature romane > Recherche.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Literature, Medieval > Research
Romance-language literature > Arab influences
Romance-language literature > Research
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Myth of Westernness in Medieval Literary Historiography
  • CHAPTER TWO. Rethinking the Background
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Oldest Issue: Courtly Love
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Newest "Discovery": The Muwashshahat
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Italy, Dante, and the Anxieties of Influence
  • CHAPTER SIX. Other Readers, Other Readings
  • Afterword
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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