Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean: Hadîth Bayâd Wa Riyâd

ISBN-13: 9780415595926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 226 str.

Cynthia Robinson;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

The centrepiece of this study is the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived from more than eight centuries in Muslim and Arabic-speaking presence in present-day Spain the love story of Bayad wa Riyad. This book offers an annotated English translation of the entire text of the manuscript."

Recenzje

'Robinson's study represents a crucial contribution to the discussion of narrative traditions in the medieval Mediterranean' -  Karla Mallette, Fabula 50 (2009)

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Translation  2. Love Localized and Science from Afar: The Image Program of the Hadîth Bayâd wa Riyâd  3. Alfonso, the Almohads and the ‘Ajouz: The Hadîth Bayâd wa Riyâd, Courtliness and Culture in Thirteenth-Century Iberia  4. Wandering in Babylon: The Hadîth Bayâd wa Riyâd and the roman idyllique Bibliography Index

O autorze

Cynthia Robinson