Medieval empires and the culture of competition: literary duels at islamic and christian courts
Auteur :
England, Samuel
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9781474425223
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2017
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.