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Moorish Literature

Comprising Romantic Ballads,Tales of the Berbers,Stories of the Kabylie,Folk-Lore and National Traditions

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ISBN : 9781619521629

 

Author : E. Wilson

 

Year of Publishing : 2020

 

Binding : Hardback

 

Publisher : Impact Global Publishing Inc. USA

The Moorish ballads which appear in this volume are selected from a unique department of European literature. They are found in the Spanish language, but their character is oriental; their inspiration comes from the Mahometan conquerors of northern Africa, and while they exhibit a blending of Spanish earnestness and chivalry with the wild and dashing spirit of the Arab, they present a type of literature which is quite unparalleled in the Latin and Teutonic countries of the Mediterranean basin.

Spain is especially rich in ballad literature, infinitely richer than any other civilized nation.

There are a number of men among the Kabyles and other Berber tribes who make a profession of reciting poems, tales, and proverbs, and travel from one village or encampment to another in search of an audience. They know the national traditions, the heroic legends, and warlike adventures that pertain to each community, and are honored and welcomed wherever they go. It was from these men that the various narratives contained in this collection were obtained, and the translation of them has engaged the talents and labors of some of the world’s foremost oriental scholars.

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