Framing Iberia - Maqamat and Frametale Narratives in Medieval Spain. the Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, Volume 33. (Electronic book text)

"Framing Iberia" is a study of medieval Iberian culture observed through the lens of the frametale, a type of story collection cultivated by medieval Iberian authors in several languages. Its best known examples outside of Iberia are Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," Boccaccio's "Decameron," and the "Thousand and One Nights." In "Framing Iberia," the author relocates the Castilian classics El Conde Lucanor and El Libro de buen amor within a literary tradition that includes works in Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, and Romance. In doing so, he draws on current critical theory and cultural studies in reevaluating how the multicultural society of medieval Iberia is reflected in its narrative literature.