Medieval empires and the culture of competition : literary duels at Islamic and Christian courts

Medieval empires and the culture of competition literary duels at Islamic and Christian courts

"A probing inquiry into medieval court struggles, this book shows the relationship between intellectual conflict and the geopolitics of empire. It examines the Persian Buyids' takeover of the great Arab caliphate in Iraq, the counter-Crusade under Saladin, and the literature of sovereignty...

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Other Authors: England, Samuel, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press 2019.
Series:Edinburgh scholarship online.
Subjects:
Courts and courtiers > History > To 1500.
Authors, Medieval > Language.
Language and languages > Political aspects > History > To 1500.
Politics and literature > History > To 1500.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423642506719

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