Framing Iberia: Maqāmāt and Frametale Narratives in Medieval Spain

By Hans-Christian Günther

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004205896
• ISBN13: 9789004205895
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"