Iberian Jewish Literature

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Iberian Jewish Literature

Iberian Jewish Literature
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780253116956
ISBN-13 : 0253116953
Rating : 4/5 (953 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Iberian Jewish Literature by : Jonathan P. Decter

Download or read book Iberian Jewish Literature written by Jonathan P. Decter and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-08 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stimulating and graceful book explores Iberian Jewish attitudes toward cultural transition during the 12th and 13th centuries, when growing intolerance toward Jews in Islamic al-Andalus and the southward expansion of the Christian Reconquista led to the relocation of Jews from Islamic to Christian domains. By engaging literary topics such as imagery, structure, voice, landscape, and geography, Jonathan P. Decter traces attitudes toward transition that range from tenacious longing for the Islamic past to comfort in the Christian environment. Through comparison with Arabic and European vernacular literatures, Decter elucidates a medieval Hebrew poetics of estrangement and nostalgia, poetic responses to catastrophe, and the refraction of social issues in fictional narratives. Published with the generous support of the Koret Foundation.


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