| Description |
1 online resource (x, 185 pages) |
| Series |
Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures, 1571-5183 ; v. 34 |
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Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; . 34.
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| Contents |
The poetics of loss and nostalgia in Muslim Spain -- Written in stone : the Andalusī rithāʼ al-mudun in the Arabic elegiac tradition -- Weeping over the poetic past : poetry into prose in al-Saraqusṭī's Qayrawan maqāma -- Al-Andalus and Sefarad in the Hebrew qaṣīda -- The view from al-Andalus : looking east, west, and south for Andalusī identity -- A final look back -- Appendix: Select Arabic and Hebrew texts |
| 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-A |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index |
| Notes |
Text in English; an appendix with selected texts in Arabic and Hebrew |
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| Subject |
Arabic literature -- History and criticism
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Hebrew literature -- History and criticism
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Nostalgia in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Literatura árabe -- S.VIII-XIII -- Historia y crítica
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Literatura hebrea medieval -- Historia y crítica
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Nostalgia -- En la literatura
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Arabic literature
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Hebrew literature
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Literature
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Nostalgia in literature
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Literatur
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Arabisch
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Hebräisch
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Nostalgi i litteraturen.
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Hebreisk litteratur -- historia.
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Arabisk litteratur -- historia.
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| SUBJECT |
Andalusia (Spain) -- In literature
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| Subject |
Al-Andalus -- En la literatura
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Spain -- Andalusia
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Andalusien
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Andalusien -- i litteraturen.
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al- @Andalus <Motiv>
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Hebräisch.
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Arabisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047442721 |
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9047442725 |
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9781282398818 |
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1282398814 |
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9786612398810 |
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6612398817 |
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