Aufgabengebiet
My research concerns the Hebrew poetry written in medieval Muslim Spain (al-Andalus) and the social circles of its authors and audience. In particular, it is dedicated to the work of the first major poet of the Hebrew-Andalusian school, Samuel Ha-Nagid (Ismāʿīl ibn Naghrila; 993-1056).
By returning to the ancient manuscripts of his Dīwān (book of poems), reconstructing the original structure of the book and conducting a comparative study of parallel Arabic works, I am trying to delineate the certain phases in the poet’s literary career, examine his life-long attempt to simultaneously inhabit both cultural spheres, the Jewish and the Arabic, and explore the unique Andalusian encounter of cultures, literatures, religions and ideas.
Kontakt
Institut für den Nahen und Mittleren Osten
Veterinärstr. 1
80539 München
E-Mail:
yonatanvardi@gmail.com
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