TY - BOOK ID - 77898200 TI - A Sea of Languages AU - Akbari, Suzanne Conklin AU - Mallette, Karla PY - 2013 SN - 1442663391 9781442663398 9780802098689 0802098681 1442663405 PB - Toronto DB - UniCat KW - Literature, Medieval KW - Comparative literature KW - Literature, Comparative KW - Philology KW - European literature KW - Medieval literature KW - Arab influences. KW - Arabic and European. KW - European and Arabic. KW - History and criticism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77898200 AB - "Medieval European literature was once thought to have been isolationist in its nature, but recent scholarship has revealed the ways in which Spanish and Italian authors--including Cervantes and Marco Polo--were influenced by Arabic poetry, music, and philosophy. A Sea of Languages brings together some of the most influential scholars working in Muslim-Christian-Jewish cultural communications today to discuss the convergence of the literary, social, and economic histories of the medieval Mediterranean. This volume takes as a starting point María Rosa Menocal's groundbreaking work The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History, a major catalyst in the reconsideration of prevailing assumptions regarding the insularity of medieval European literature. Reframing ongoing debates within literary studies in dynamic new ways, A Sea of Languages will become a critical resource and reference point for a new generation of scholars and students on the intersection of Arabic and European literature."-- ER -