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

A Sea of Languages: Rethinking the Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History By Suzanne Conklin Akbari (Editor), Karla Mallette (Editor) Cover Image
By Suzanne Conklin Akbari (Editor), Karla Mallette (Editor)
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Description


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 a 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.

About the Author


Suzanne Conklin Akbari is a professor in the Department of English and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. Karla Mallette is an associate professor in the Departments of Italian and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan.
Product Details
ISBN: 9780802098689
ISBN-10: 0802098681
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication Date: July 11th, 2013
Pages: 328
Language: English