The Kingdom of Sicily, 1100-1250 : a literary history / / Karla Mallette.

• Superior document: The Middle Ages series
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Mallette, Karla.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Middle Ages series.
• Physical Description: 214 p. :; ill.

Table of Contents

Toward a literary history of the Kingdom of Sicily -- An archeology of the Sicilian park -- Frederick II and the Genesis of a Sicilian romance culture -- Rereading Le Origini: Sivilian romance poetry and the language of natural philosophy -- Beyond Le Origini: Sicilian romance poetry in a feminine voice -- Vernacularity and Sicilian culture -- "In youth, the soul attains its desire" (from the Siqilliyyat) / Ibn Hamdis -- "Because of long-lasting grief" (from the Siqilliyyat) / Ibn Hamdis -- "Oh, garden of love" / Ibn Hamdis -- "You tortured me with the two elements" / Ibn Hamdis -- "Oh, blonde tribe, my blood is on your hands" / Abu Musa -- "My tears expose my love" / Abu Musa -- "Oh, Favara of the two seas!" / Al-Atrabanishi -- "Pass round the golden carnelian-red [wine]" / Al-Buthayri and Ibn Bashrun -- "The radiant moon has been extinguished" / Abu al-Dawʼ -- "He sought solace" / Abu Hafs -- Introduction to al-Idrisi's Geography -- The Travels of Ibn Jubayr -- The daughter of Ibn Abbad and Frederick II -- Henricus Aristippis's preface to his translation of Plato's Phaedo, ca. 1156 -- Preface to a translation of Ptolemy's Almagest / by an unknown translator, ca. 1160 -- On the death of William and the arrival of the Germans / Hugo Falcandus -- Lament on the death of William II / Peter of Eboli -- Hunting with birds / Frederick II -- Frederick II and Lucera -- Innocent IV excommunicates Frederick -- The destruction of Lucera -- Introduction to the Book of Sydrac -- "Maravigliosamente" / Giacomo da Lentini -- "Armor non vole" / Giacomo da Lentini -- "Or come pote si gran donna intrare" / Giacomo da Lentini -- "A l'aire claro o vista ploggia dare" / Giacomo da Lentini -- "Dolze meo drudo" / Frederick II -- "Sei anni o travagliato" / Mazzeo di Ricco -- "Gia mai non mi conforto" / Rinaldo d'Aquino -- "Ancor che l'aigua per lo foco lassi" / Guido delle Colonne -- "Oi lassa 'namorata" / Anonymous.