The lamentable loss of Alhama in 'Paseabase el Re Moro'.(Critical Essay) From: The Modern Language Review | Date: October 1, 2005| Author: Gilbert, Jan | COPYRIGHT 2005 Modern Humanities Research Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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This article studies three versions of a medieval Spanish ballad which relates Muslim reaction to the Christians' capture of Alhama. It explores how various motifs of loss, such as the association of death and writing, and beard-plucking, as well as motifs of luxury and prophecy, are employed in the ballad to question the masculinity and comment on the otherness of the Muslim King. Through an analysis of the ballad's treatment of loss, the article demonstrates t...

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