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Author:

Boyadjian, Tamar M., author.

Title:

The city lament : Jerusalem across the medieval Mediterranean / Tamar M. Boyadjian.

Edition:

1st edition.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xvi, 193 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Crusades (First : 1096-1099)
Laments--Mediterranean Region--History and criticism.
Jerusalem--In literature.
Crusades--First, 1096-1099--In literature.
Crusades in literature.
Cities and towns in literature.
Cities and towns in literature.
Crusades.
Crusades in literature.
Laments.
Literature.
Mediterranean Region.
Middle East--Jerusalem.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : a wasteland translated -- Lamenting Jerusalem -- The lost city : Ibn al-Abiwardi, Ibn al-Athir, and the lament for Jerusalem -- Papal lamentations : the first Crusade and the victorious mourning for Jerusalem -- Jerusalem's Prince Levon : lamentation and the rise of the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia -- Forgotten lamentation : Richard I and the heavenly journey to Jerusalem.

Summary:

"Examines Armenian, Arabic, English, and French lamentations over the loss of Jerusalem produced in the early crusading period"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1501730533
9781501730535

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1028890052

LCCN:

2018017270

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)