Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Arie Schippers -- Preface / Arie Schippers -- List of Abbreviations / Arie Schippers -- Transliterations / Arie Schippers -- 1. Introduction; Purpose of This Study / Arie Schippers -- 2. The Poetic Climate in Andalusia in the Eleventh Century / Arie Schippers -- 3. The Jews in Muslim Spain / Arie Schippers -- 4. The Arabic Poem: Developments, Genres, Subdivisions / Arie Schippers -- 5. Wine Poetry / Arie Schippers -- 6. Love Poetry / Arie Schippers -- 7. Nature Poetry / Arie Schippers -- 8. Descriptions of War / Arie Schippers -- 9. Elegiac Poetry / Arie Schippers -- 10. Description of Poetry / Arie Schippers -- 11. Conclusions / Arie Schippers -- Bibliography / Arie Schippers -- Concordance of Samuel Han-Nagīd's Poems / Arie Schippers -- Index / Arie Schippers -- Medieval Iberian Peninsula / Arie Schippers.

Offers an introduction to the history of the Jews of the Iberian peninsula and the political situation of Muslim Spain during the 11th century as well as an introduction to Arabic poetry, its genres and poetical theory, and the relation between Arabic poetry from the East and that of al-Andalus. This book deals extensively with the different Arabic poetic genres and their Hebrew equivalents, focusing on the four main poets Samuel Ha-Nagid, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Moses Ibn Ezra and Yehuda Ha-Lewi. At the end conclusions are drawn about the use of Arabic themes in Hebrew Andalusian poetry.

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