Looking back at al-Andalus : the poetics of loss and nostalgia in medieval Arabic and Hebrew literature /
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 a...
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Format: eBook
Language:
English
Arabic
Hebrew
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
Series:
Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures
34.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004223042.
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Call Number: PJ7519.A497 E45 2009
| Summary: | 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 actual political, military and cultural challenges. By looking at a variety of genres, the book shows that literature aiming to recall and define al-Andalus expresses a series of symbolic literary objects more than a geographic and political entity fixed in a single time and place. Looking Back at al-Andalus offers a unique examination into the role of memory, language, and subjectivity in presenting a series of interpretations of what al-Andalus represented to different writers at different historical-cultural moments. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047442721 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |