By Steven Nightingale
ISBN-10: 1619024608
ISBN-13: 9781619024601
Granada is without doubt one of the iconic towns of the realm. It stands for the tradition of Al-Andalus, composed of Moslems, Jews, and Christians, who lived jointly within the mythical convivencia of the Spanish heart a long time. Al-Andalus gave upward push to an highbrow leading edge whose achievements may be in comparison basically with these of classical Athens, Ming China, or Renaissance Italy.
Granada resident Steven Nightingale excavates the wealthy previous of his followed urban and of Al-Andalus, discovering a narrative of utopian ecstasy, political intrigue, non secular exaltation, and sizzling affliction. Granada witnessed a flourishing of poetry, and built the Alhambra, some of the most celebrated constructions in Europe. Al-Andalus dropped at Europe the 1st sleek translations of Greek philosophy, complicated arithmetic, technological know-how, medication and song, in addition to transcendent mystical texts. but Ferdinand and Isabel’s conquest of Granada in 1492 intended the top of the tradition whose achievements may empower and increase the remainder of Europe.
In the tale of Granada, Nightingale reveals our tale, all its violence and probability and wonder, its religious longing and crafty goals. it's a tale that indicates how we will be able to interact, and what we will create jointly. and the way our greatest paintings could be destroyed.
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