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Title: The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History: A Forgotten Heritage by Maria Rosa Menocal ISBN: 0-8122-1324-6 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: A must read for students of the Middle Ages
Comment: Menocal's now classic (and still controversial) book is well worth the trouble of finding a copy (I waited 6 weeks for mine). She uncovers a hidden thread of influence on Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch (and thus our Western Heritage) that most scholars would have preferred lay forgotten.

Yes, Virginia, there really wasn't a "Renaissance." Instead, European authors tapped into the great watershed of Islamic culture and borrowed the best of it, recasting it for a Christian audience.

Michael Kucher
University of Washington, Tacoma

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