| Framing Iberia: Maqāmāt and Frametale Narratives in Medieval Spain Contributor(s): Wacks, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004205896 ISBN-13: 9789004205895 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 863 |
| Series: Brill's Paperback Collection / History |
| Physical Information: 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Framing Iberia is a study of medieval Iberian culture observed through the lens of the frametale, a type of story collection cultivated by medieval Iberian authors in several languages. Its best known examples outside of Iberia are Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Boccaccio's Decameron, and the Thousand and One Nights. In Framing Iberia the author relocates the Castilian classics El Conde Lucanor and El Libro de buen amor within a literary tradition that includes works in Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, and Romance. In doing so, he draws on current critical theory and cultural studies in reevaluating how the multicultural society of medieval Iberia is reflected in its narrative literature. Winner of the 2009 La cor nica International Book Award for scholarship in Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Originally published in hardcover |