María Rosa Menocal (1953–2012)
Author of The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
About the Author
Maria Rosa Menocal is R. Selden Rose Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and head of the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. She lives in New Haven, CT.
Works by María Rosa Menocal
The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain (2002) 1,068 copies, 17 reviews
The Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture (2008) 118 copies, 3 reviews
Writing Without Footnotes: The Role of the Medievalist in Contemporary Intellectual Life (2001) 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Menocal, María Rosa
- Legal name
- Menocal, María Rosa
- Birthdate
- 1953-04-09
- Date of death
- 2012-10-15
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Cuba (birth)
- Birthplace
- Cuba
- Place of death
- Killingworth, Connecticut, Etats-Unis
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
- Occupations
- Professor of Humanities
- Organizations
- Yale University
- Awards and honors
- Fellow, Medieval Academy of America (2011)
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- Works
- 15
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 1,337
- Popularity
- #19,259
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 22
- ISBNs
- 32
- Languages
- 8
- Favorited
- 4