{"product_id":"a-sea-of-languages-suzanne-conklin-akbari-9780802098689","title":"A Sea of Languages: Rethinking the Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedieval 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 - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eincluding Cervantes and Marco Polo - were influenced by Arabic poetry, music, and philosophy. \u003cem\u003eA Sea of Languages\u003c\/em\u003e brings together some of the most influential scholars working \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ein Muslim-Christian-Jewish cultural communications today to discuss the convergence of the literary, social, and economic histories of the medieval Mediterranean.\u003cp\u003eThis volume takes as a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003estarting point Mar? Rosa Menocal's groundbreaking work \u003cem\u003eThe Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History\u003c\/em\u003e, a major catalyst in the reconsideration of prevailing assumptions regarding the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003einsularity of medieval European literature. Reframing ongoing debates within literary studies in dynamic new ways, \u003cem\u003eA Sea of Languages\u003c\/em\u003e will become a critical resource and reference point \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efor a new generation of scholars and students on the intersection of Arabic and European literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Conklin Akbari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802098681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802098689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Suzanne Conklin Akbari","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072785838335,"sku":"9780802098689","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a5d8207-63a1-46df-80ea-0325c7d9456b.jpg?v=1685443943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-sea-of-languages-suzanne-conklin-akbari-9780802098689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}