The Moor and the Novel engages music, literature, and history from the Early Modern period to reveal fundamental connections between nationalist violence, religious identity, and the origins of the novel. Through fresh interpretations of ballads, histories, and novellas, this book argues that the expulsion of Muslims from Spain produced a cultural vacuum, one that demanded a response. Juxtaposing close readings of well-known and obscure texts, this book illuminates the literary consequences of ethnic cleansing. Expulsion not only transformed the population of Iberia, it also altered early...
The Moor and the Novel engages music, literature, and history from the Early Modern period to reveal fundamental connections between nationalist viole...
