Artículo
The Landscape of Sicily in and around the 13th Century. The Idealization and Islamization of the Island in the Literary Narratives of Al-Qazwīnī and Abū Bakr al-Harawī
Autor/es | Roldán Castro, Fátima |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filologías Integradas |
Fecha de publicación | 2021 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-11-02 |
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Resumen | In and around the 13th century, two eastern authors describe the island of Sicily from
different perspectives but with the common purpose of linking it to the Arab and Islamic
world it had belonged to. Both describe the ... In and around the 13th century, two eastern authors describe the island of Sicily from different perspectives but with the common purpose of linking it to the Arab and Islamic world it had belonged to. Both describe the place with varied images which combine the real physical aspects with fantasy, and which show natural landscapes, both urban and rural, dominated by the presence of the great volcano. The study of this island using its landscapes as a key allows us to investigate the ideological processes of the authors who describe it. Al-Qazwīnī and Al-Harawī undertake a literary itinerary in which the images of idealization and Islamization or sanctification of the island are crystallised. |
Cita | Roldán Castro, F. (2021). The Landscape of Sicily in and around the 13th Century. The Idealization and Islamization of the Island in the Literary Narratives of Al-Qazwīnī and Abū Bakr al-Harawī. Rocznik Orientalistyczny/Yearbook of Oriental Studies, 84 (2), 31-58. https://doi.org/10.24425/ro.2021.139545. |
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