The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History: A Forgotten Heritage (The Middle Ages Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812213246 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Maria Rosa Menocal is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University, where she is Director of the Whitney Humanities Center. She is author of The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain and Shards of Love: Exile and the Origins of the Lyric
In this ground-breaking book, now returned to print with a new afterword by the author, María Rosa Menocal argues that major modifications of the medieval canon and its literary history are necessary.Menocal reviews the Arabic cultural presence in a variety of key settings, including the courts of William of Aquitaine and Frederick II, the universities in London, Paris, and Bologna, and Cluny under Peter the Venerable, and she examines how our perception of specific texts including the courtly love lyric and the works of Dante and Boccaccio would be altered by an acknowledgment of the Arabic cultural component.. 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
A sobering reminder of the presence of much racism and chauvinism in literary and cultural history."—Relgion and Literature"Beautifully written. A fascinating introduction to an area of medieval literacy still replete with nationalistic tensions."—Speculum. "Calls for a wider acceptance of the idea that medieval Western culture was influenced more widely by Arabic thought."—Choice"Solidly researched and splendidly written."—Comparative Literature"Admirable for breadth of reading and attractive for its uncramped sympathies
Islam helped make Europe great An in-depth study of the interaction of western European culture and Islamic culture of the early middle ages in Spain, southern France and Sicily. The style is hyper-academic, but the author writes with authority and examines all sides of each historic issue. It's not a literary analysis, but rather a discussion of the social background that allowed for linguistic and stylistic sharing, and of major. A must read for students of the Middle Ages A Customer Menocal's now classic (and still controversial) book is well worth the trouble of finding a copy (I waited 6 weeks for mine). She uncovers a hidden thread of influence on Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch (and thus our Western Heritage) that most scholars would have preferred lay forgotten.Yes, Virginia, there really wasn't a "Renaissance." Instead, European authors tapped into the great watershed of Is. "Wonderfully Written" according to Saba T. Ebrahim. I like what a great resource this is for teaching about Andalucia and Menocal does a great job of bringing it to life with imagery.