Looking back at al-Andalus : : the poetics of loss and nostalgia in medieval Arabic and Hebrew literature / / by Alexander E. Elinson.
Looking Back at al-Andalus focuses on Arabic and Hebrew Literature that expresses the loss of al-Andalus from multiple vantage points. In doing so, this book examines the definition of al-Andalus’ literary borders, the reconstruction of which navigates between traditional generic formulations and ac...
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| Superior document: | Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures, v. 34 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ;
v. 34. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- The poetics of loss and nostalgia in Muslim Spain
- Written in stone : the Andalusi ritha al-mudun in the Arabic elegiac tradition
- Weeping over the poetic past : poetry into prose in al-Saraqusti's Qayrawan maqama
- Al-Andalus and Sefarad in the Hebrew qasida
- The view from al-Andalus : looking east, west, and south for Andalusi identity
- A final look back
- Appendix: Select Arabic and Hebrew texts.