A couple of years ago, in looking for literature on Andalucía and its history, we came across "The Ornament of the World" by María Rosa Menocal. The Ornament of the World" describes an era in medieval Spain from 750 to 1492 when the three monotheistic faiths clashed, intermingled, and produced a rich, tolerant culture. We were intrigued and happy to find how the writer had created a dramatic story through a series of vignettes that evoked the differing cultural epochs of the 700-year period and introduced influential figures from the three faiths, and managed to bring to life a time and place largely overlooked in Western histories.
The writer, Maria Rosa Menocal, is professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Director of the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. In trying to find out if the book is still in print, since we really would like to recommend it (it is!), we found out it also will be a documentary film. As soon as it's out we'll do our best to let you now. But until then, please don't miss this reading if you are interested in Andalucía and its history.
The writer, Maria Rosa Menocal, is professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Director of the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. In trying to find out if the book is still in print, since we really would like to recommend it (it is!), we found out it also will be a documentary film. As soon as it's out we'll do our best to let you now. But until then, please don't miss this reading if you are interested in Andalucía and its history.
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