The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History: A Forgotten Heritage (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780812213249)

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, Mar? 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.

Author: Maria Rosa Menocal, Mar? Rosa Menocal
ISBN-10: 0812213246
ISBN-13: 9780812213249
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/1990
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.50d