Between Arabic Letters, History and Enlightenment: The Emergence of Spanish Literary Nation in Juan Andrés

The culture of the eighteenth century played a crucial role in proposing a positive image of Islam. The Valencian Jesuit Juan Andrés was particularly engaged in this re-evaluation of Arab culture in order to stress how much Iberian Arabs had contributed to the renaissance of Western culture and civ...

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Autor principal:	Niccolò Guasti
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Lenguaje:	EN FR IT
Publicado:	Firenze University Press 2021
Materias:	Orientalism, Jesuits, Enlightenment, European culture, nation Modern history, 1453- D204-475
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/ff329e9dd142456f930579514c3967c0
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ff329e9dd142456f930579514c3967c02021-11-17T09:14:24ZBetween Arabic Letters, History and Enlightenment: The Emergence of Spanish Literary Nation in Juan Andrés10.36253/ds-121402531-4165https://doaj.org/article/ff329e9dd142456f930579514c3967c02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ds/article/view/12140https://doaj.org/toc/2531-4165 The culture of the eighteenth century played a crucial role in proposing a positive image of Islam. The Valencian Jesuit Juan Andrés was particularly engaged in this re-evaluation of Arab culture in order to stress how much Iberian Arabs had contributed to the renaissance of Western culture and civilisation. In his treaty Dell’origine, progressi e stato attuale d’ogni letteratura (1782-1799) Andrés committed himself to outlining specific elements of the Medieval renaissance nurtured by Spanish Arabs between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. His interpretation on Al-Andalus concealed a «patriotic» intent, namely that of glorifying the historical role of Spain (rather than Italy or France) in the development of the European literary canon. Niccolò GuastiFirenze University PressarticleOrientalism, Jesuits, Enlightenment, European culture, nationModern history, 1453-D204-475ENFRITDiciottesimo Secolo, Vol 6 (2021)
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description	The culture of the eighteenth century played a crucial role in proposing a positive image of Islam. The Valencian Jesuit Juan Andrés was particularly engaged in this re-evaluation of Arab culture in order to stress how much Iberian Arabs had contributed to the renaissance of Western culture and civilisation. In his treaty Dell’origine, progressi e stato attuale d’ogni letteratura (1782-1799) Andrés committed himself to outlining specific elements of the Medieval renaissance nurtured by Spanish Arabs between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. His interpretation on Al-Andalus concealed a «patriotic» intent, namely that of glorifying the historical role of Spain (rather than Italy or France) in the development of the European literary canon.
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Between Arabic Letters, History and Enlightenment: The Emergence of Spanish Literary Nation in Juan Andrés

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