Italian-Arabic Diwan: Origins, Love, Exile is the first of a series of collaborative events organised to celebrate the Centenary of Italian Studies at the University of Edinburgh (1919-2019).
In literature, the Arabic word diwan denotes a collection of poems and songs, like the Italian word canzoniere. Around the richly embroidered history of a medieval Mediterranean diwan, in a symposium with live music, songs of love and exile will be shared to bring together the so-called origins of Italian poetry from the Siculo-Arabic poets to Dante.
This event is organised by Italian Studies in collaboration with Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh, with the generous support of the Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh, and the Italian Institute of Culture, Edinburgh.
For a full programme of the evening click here.
For further information, please contact Davide Messina (d.messina@ed.ac.uk).