Framing Iberia: Maqāmāt and Frametale Narratives in Medieval Spain (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004205895)

Framing Iberia is a study of medieval Iberian culture observed through the lens of the frametale, a type of story collection cultivated by medieval Iberian authors in several languages. Its best known examples outside of Iberia are Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Boccaccio's Decameron, and the Thousand and One Nights. In Framing Iberia the author relocates the Castilian classics El Conde Lucanor and El Libro de buen amor within a literary tradition that includes works in Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, and Romance. In doing so, he draws on current critical theory and cultural studies in reevaluating how the multicultural society of medieval Iberia is reflected in its narrative literature. Winner of the 2009 La corónica International Book Award for scholarship in Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.

Originally published in hardcover



Author: David Wacks
ISBN-10: 9004205896
ISBN-13: 9789004205895
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2011
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.10w x 0.67d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 06/01/2011 pg. 190