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Narratives of the Islamic Conquest from Medieval Spain / by Geraldine Hazbun.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hazbun, Geraldine., Author.
- Series:
- The New Middle Ages, 2945-5944
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature, Medieval.
- European literature.
- Poetry.
- Classical literature.
- Literature, Ancient.
- Fiction.
- Literature--History and criticism.
- Literature.
- Medieval Literature.
- European Literature.
- Poetry and Poetics.
- Classical and Antique Literature.
- Fiction Literature.
- Literary History.
- Local Subjects:
- Medieval Literature.
- European Literature.
- Poetry and Poetics.
- Classical and Antique Literature.
- Fiction Literature.
- Literary History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring medieval literary representations of the Islamic conquest of Spain in 711, Hazbun discusses chronicles, epic and clerical poetry, and early historical novels. While material on the conquest of Spain is substantial, it is understudied and this book works to fill that gap.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Dominion and dynasty in the Estoria de España
- Founding fictions, creating Castile: The Crónica de veinte reyes
- The cleric and the frontier in the mester de clerecía
- Crossing and double crossing: Islamic conquerors in the Crónica sarracina
- Conclusion: the meaning of conquest.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137514103
- 1137514108
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