Looking back at al-Andalus

Elinson, Alexander E.

Looking back at al-Andalus the poetics of loss and nostalgia in medieval Arabic and Hebrew literature / [electronic resource] : by Alexander E. Elinson. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - x, 185 p. - Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures, v. 34 1571-5183 ; . - Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; v. 34. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index.

The poetics of loss and nostalgia in Muslim Spain -- Written in stone : the Andalusī rithāʼ al-mudun in the Arabic elegiac tradition -- Weeping over the poetic past : poetry into prose in al-Saraqusṭī's Qayrawan maqāma -- Al-Andalus and Sefarad in the Hebrew qaṣīda -- The view from al-Andalus : looking east, west, and south for Andalusī identity -- A final look back -- Appendix: Select Arabic and Hebrew texts.


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Arabic literature--History and criticism.
Hebrew literature--History and criticism.
Nostalgia in literature.


Andalusia (Spain)--In literature.


Electronic books.

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