How Long to Read Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus

How Long Does it Take to Read Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus by Shari Lowin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in al-Andalus investigates a largely overlooked subset of Muslim and Jewish love poetry in medieval Spain: hetero- and homo-erotic love poems written by Muslim and Jewish religious scholars, in which the lover and his sensual experience of the beloved are compared to scriptural characters and storylines. This book examines the ways in which the scriptural referents fit in with, or differ from, the traditional Andalusian poetic conventions. The study then proceeds to compare the scriptural stories and characters as presented in the poems with their scriptural and exegetical sources. This new intertextual analysis reveals that the Jewish and Muslim scholar-poets utilized their sacred literature in their poems of desire as more than poetic ornamentation; in employing Qur’ānic heroes in their secular verses, the Muslim poets presented a justification of profane love and sanctification of erotic human passions. In the Hebrew lust poems, which utilize biblical heroes, we can detect subtle, subversive, and surprisingly placed interpretations of biblical accounts. Moving beyond the concern with literary history to challenge the traditional boundaries between secular and religious poetry, this book provides a new, multidisciplinary, approach to existing materials and will be of interest to students, scholars and researchers of Islamic and Jewish Studies as well as to those with an interest in Hebrew and Arabic poetry of Islamic Spain.

How long is Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus?

Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus by Shari Lowin is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus aloud.

What Reading Level is Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus?

Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems in Al-Andalus is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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