Narratives of the Islamic Conquest from Medieval Spain

Exploring medieval literary representations of the Islamic conquest of Spain in 711, Hazbun discusses chronicles, epic and clerical poetry, and early historical novels. While material on the conquest of Spain is substantial, it is understudied and this book works to fill that gap.

Autorentext
Geraldine Hazbun is Associate Professor of Medieval Spanish Literature, St Anne s College at Oxford University, UK.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Dominion and Dynasty in the 2. Founding Fictions, Creating Castile: Islam in the 3. The Cleric and the Frontier in the 4. Crossing and Double Crossing: Islamic Conquerors in the Conclusion: The Meaning of Conquest Works Cited