Medieval Empires and the Culture of Competition: Literary Duels at Islamic and Christian Courts

By Samuel England

Book Overview

A probing inquiry into medieval court struggles, this book examines the Persian Buyids' takeover of the great Arab caliphate in Iraq, the counter-Crusade under Saladin, and the literature of sovereignty in Spain and Italy at the cusp of the Renaissance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474425232
• ISBN13: 9781474425230
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"