A Sea of Languages: Rethinking the Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780802098689)

Medieval European literature was once thought to have been isolationist in its nature, but recent scholarship has revealed the ways in which Spanish and Italian authors -

including Cervantes and Marco Polo - were influenced by Arabic poetry, music, and philosophy. A Sea of Languages brings together some of the most influential scholars working

in Muslim-Christian-Jewish cultural communications today to discuss the convergence of the literary, social, and economic histories of the medieval Mediterranean.

This volume takes as a

starting point Mar? Rosa Menocal's groundbreaking work The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History, a major catalyst in the reconsideration of prevailing assumptions regarding the

insularity of medieval European literature. Reframing ongoing debates within literary studies in dynamic new ways, A Sea of Languages will become a critical resource and reference point

for a new generation of scholars and students on the intersection of Arabic and European literature.

Author: Suzanne Conklin Akbari
ISBN-10: 0802098681
ISBN-13: 9780802098689
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2013
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d