After the Islamic conquest on Spain in 711, an array of literary works emerged during the medieval period in response to the historical event. Narratives of the Islamic Conquest from Medieval Spain explores these understudied materials from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries, including epic and clerical poetry, chronicles, and an historical novel, arguing for a more open approach to a phase in Spain's cultural history that has traditionally been interpreted in polarized and generalized terms. The literary works in question reflect a wide range of responses including the political...
After the Islamic conquest on Spain in 711, an array of literary works emerged during the medieval period in response to the historical event. Narrati...
