Writing the Twilight - Nicola Carpentieri
The Arabic Poetics of Ageing in Medieval Sicily and al-Andalus
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2023Uitgever: Brepols Publishers190 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503600530ISBN-13: 9782503600536Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary In the eleventh century, as Muslim sovereignty in the Western Mediterranean was eroded by both internal divisions and external attacks, Sicily fell to the Normans. At the same time, al-Andalus fragmented into a series of small kingdoms that were then picked off by powerful conquerors. Against this backdrop, Arabic poets made use of their craft to try and explain the changes in their world. Among them were the Andalusian Ab? Ish?q and the Sicilian Ibn Hamd?s, both of whom wrote vividly about their o...
