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GRANADA
A Pomegranate in the Hand of God
Nightingale’s account of the region’s medieval zenith and its worldwide impact recovers the intellectual pageantry and aesthetic splendor of this astounding period in western history and the marvelous city that was its cultural center.
Andalusia: ancient homeland of the mysterious Iberians, birthplace of Roman emperors, seedbed of modern Anarchism, and unmarked gravesite of Spain’s greatest lyric poet. Perhaps most importantly, Andalusia is home to the city of Granada, where a hybrid culture composed of Islamic, Jewish, and Christian traditions gave rise to an intellectual vanguard whose achievements can be compared only with those of classical Athens, Ming China, or Renaissance Italy.
Granada resident Steven Nightingale excavates the rich past of his adopted city and its surrounding countryside, finding there a lavish story of utopian ecstasy, political intrigue, and finally anguish. Medieval Granada witnessed a flourishing of poetry, the first modern translations of Greek philosophy, the birth of algebra, and the construction of architectural masterpieces such as the Alhambra and the Generalife. Yet with Ferdinand and Isabella’s sack of Granada in 1492, regarded as the culmination of the Reconquista, Granada’s centuries-old reputation as an artistically vital haven for multiple ethnic and religious groups began to erode.
Steven Nightingale is the author of two novels, The Lost Coast and The Thirteenth Daughter of the Moon, and five books of sonnets. He divides his time between the US and Spain.
Granada resident Steven Nightingale excavates the rich past of his adopted city and its surrounding countryside, finding there a lavish story of utopian ecstasy, political intrigue, and finally anguish. Medieval Granada witnessed a flourishing of poetry, the first modern translations of Greek philosophy, the birth of algebra, and the construction of architectural masterpieces such as the Alhambra and the Generalife. Yet with Ferdinand and Isabella’s sack of Granada in 1492, regarded as the culmination of the Reconquista, Granada’s centuries-old reputation as an artistically vital haven for multiple ethnic and religious groups began to erode.
Steven Nightingale is the author of two novels, The Lost Coast and The Thirteenth Daughter of the Moon, and five books of sonnets. He divides his time between the US and Spain.
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Published 2015-02-10 by Counterpoint |
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Published 2015-02-10 by Counterpoint |