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 is Emeritus Professor at McGill University, Canada. He has written widely on Hebrew and Comparative Literature, with a particular interest in subjects bridging the Arts and Social Sciences, including books on loss and separation in literature, charisma, national poetry, poverty, and the environment. His publications include Literature and Poverty: From the Hebrew Bible to the Second World War (2019) and The Environment and Literature of Moral Dilemmas: From Adam to Michael K (2022).

Foreword by Oliver Leaman Acknowledgements Chronological Table: Islam and European Poetry Introduction 1. Islam and European National Poetry: conflict and creativity 2. The Reconquista and Spanish Hebrew Poetry 3. Seventeenth-century English poetry: the homiletic separation of Church and State 4. National Poetry and Russian-Ottoman Imperial Conflict, 1789-1914 5. The Greek War of Independence and Its Poetry 6. European Hebrew and Arabic Poetry: the parting of the ways 1789-1939 Bibliography Index