The Matter of Araby in Medieval England

by Dorothee Metlitzki

Book Overview

To understand the significance of Arabic material in medieval literature, we must recognize the concrete reality of Islam in the medieval European experience. Intimate contacts beginning with the Crusades yielded considerable knowledge about "Araby" beyond the merely stereotypical and propagandistic. Arabian culture was manifest in scientific and philosophical investigations; and the Arab presence pervaded medieval romance, where caricatures of Saracens...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300114109
• ISBN13: 9780300114102
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"