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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 Maria 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.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Sea of Languages
• Author: Suzanne Conklin Akbari
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 328
• EAN: 9780802098689
• ISBN: 0802098681
• ID: 01335106
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Weight: 628 g
• Dimensions: 239 × 158 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. July 2013

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