The Ornament Of The World
How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
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- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2001
Summary
A rich and thriving culture where literature, science and religious tolerance flourished for 700 years is the subject of this enthralling history of medieval Spain.
Living side by side in the Andalusian kingdoms, the ‘peoples of the book’ produced statesmen, poets and philosophers who influenced the rest of Europe in dramatic ways, giving it the first translations of Plato and Aristotle, love songs and secular poetry plus remarkable feats of architecture and technology. This evocative…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316168717 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0316168718 |
| Author: | Maria Rosa Menocal |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2001 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm x 31mm |
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’ An illuminating and even inspiring work..By showing us what was lost Menocal reminds us of what might be.’ - LOS ANGELES TIMES
About The Author
Maria Rosa Menocal
Maria Rosa Menocal is R Selden Rose Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University and is Director of Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center. Foreward by Harold Bloom.
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