Ibn Hamdis the Sicilian: Eulogist for a Falling Homeland

by William Granara

Book Overview

The poet of the medieval Muslim world who is the best-known figure from four centuries of Arab-Islamic civilisation on the island of Sicily

'ABD AL-JABBAR IBN HAMDIS (1055-1133) was a poet of the medieval Muslim Mediterranean world who survives as the best-known figure from four centuries of Arab-Islamic civilisation on the island of Sicily. Though he achieved fame and success in his time, he was forced to bear witness to sectarian strife among...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786078465
• ISBN13: 9781786078469
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Oneworld Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"