Islam, Nationalism, and 1000 Years of European Poetry

Islam, Nationalism, and 1000 Years of European Poetry considers the long history of Islam and European poetry and its central importance in the development of European culture. David Aberbach offers a panoramic history of European poetry as it was affected by the centuries-long conflict between Islam and Christianity, from the early-medieval Old French chanson de geste , The Song of Roland , set against the Muslim invasion of France in the eighth century, to Fishta’s The Highland Lute , the earl