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In Praise of Song - The Making of Courtly Culture in al-Andalus and Provence, 1005-1134 A.D. (Hardcover) Loot Price: R7,371
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In Praise of Song - The Making of Courtly Culture in al-Andalus and Provence, 1005-1134 A.D. (Hardcover): Cynthia Robinson

In Praise of Song - The Making of Courtly Culture in al-Andalus and Provence, 1005-1134 A.D. (Hardcover)

Cynthia Robinson

Series: Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, 15

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This volume offers a reconstruction of the court culture of the taifa kings of al-Andalus (11th century A.D.), using both visual and textual evidence. A focus of particular attention is the court of the Ban? H?d at Zaragoza, and that dynasty's palace, the Aljaferma. Principle written sources are not histories and chronicles, but the untranslated poetic anthologies of al-?imyar? and al-Fat? ibn Kh?q?n.
The first part of the book addresses taifa visual and literary languages, with especial emphasis on connections between the literary and visual aspects of taifa aesthetics. The sections on the Aljaferma's ornamental program will be of particular interest, not only to historians of Islamic art, but to students of all visual traditions with strong non-figural components.
In addition, Part One also proposes that taifa court culture has been considered as a culture of "courtly love," and this argument also forms the point of departure for Part Two. The second part of the study uses luxury objects of Islamic and Limousine production as a point of departure for a detailed comparison of the thematics of taifa poetry in classical Arabic on the themes of courtly love and pleasures with those of the better-known Provengal tradition.

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Imprint: Brill
Country of origin: Netherlands
Series: Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, 15
Release date: June 2002
First published: 2002
Authors: Cynthia Robinson
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 978-90-04-12453-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
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LSN: 90-04-12453-5
Barcode: 9789004124530

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