The contribution of Arab Muslims to the provencal lyrical poetry : the troubadours in the twelfth century

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Arab Muslims, Contribution, Mawashahat, Zajal, Troubadours, Provencal, Poetry, Twelfth Century, Renaissance, literature Abstract: This study is a historical-analytical attempt to demonstrate the influence and contribution of Arab Islamic Mawashahat and Zajal on the Provencal lyrical poets – the Troubadours that sprang in south of France during the eleventh century.

The study consists of three parts in which the first part represents the main part.

It sheds light on the influence of Muwashashah and Zajal on the poetry of troubadours.

The second part deals with the nature of troubadours and their relation with the poetry of Muwashashah and Zajal.

It is supported with five troubadour poets.

The last part goes back to the beginning of the European Renaissance in the twelfth century.

The European Renaissance started in Italy decades after translations of Islamic heritage, literature and science from Arabic into Latin then from Latin to other European languages.

The eighth through the eleventh centuries witnessed the glorious ages of Islamic civilization and sciences in which great portion of it was shifted to Italy during and after the crusades.

Thence, different parts of Europe were enlivened with the movement of translation and multi travels and cultural exchange.

One of the changing factors is poetry as a branch of literature.