The Three Cultures Foundation and the Chair of al-Andalus: "Wine, hedonism and transgression in Andalusian poetry"
The poetic genre has been associated with the Arabic language from pre-Islamic times to the present day. From the so-called muallaqat - or compositions in verse that reflected life in the desert before Islam - to contemporary figures who have achieved international renown, such as Yibran Khalil Yibran, Mahmud Darwish or the repeatedly considered strong candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature, Adonis, Arabic literature has been inextricably linked to verse as its most accomplished and valued literary form.
Andalusian literature is no stranger to this phenomenon, with authors who have become part of the classical Arabic heritage, such as the Cordovan Ibn Zaydun or the king of the taifa of Seville, al-Mutamid ibn Abbad, whose fame has survived to the present day.
The aim of this new cycle of the al-Andalus Chair is to trace a journey through the lesser-known themes of Andalusian poetic production, analysing the historical and social context that allowed the composition and circulation of verses that would have been considered scandalous elsewhere, and even in much later times, or that would never have seen the light of day.
Three lectures
The series will be made up of three talks on Bacchic poetry, erotic-amorous poetry and poetry written by both Muslim and Jewish women. The first session of this cycle, entitled "Wine, hedonism and transgression in Andalusian poetry" will take place on Thursday 25 January 2024 at 19.00. The conference will be given by Celia del Moral Molina, emeritus professor at the University of Granada.
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