Chair al-Ándalus. Millennium Cycle of 'The Necklace of the Dove' by Ibn Hazm. Second conference

Coinciding with the thousandth anniversary of the composition of the The necklace of the dove by Ibn Hazm (Cordoba, 994), the Fundación Tres Culturas pays tribute to the Andalusian philosopher, theologian, poet and historian and to his work - written in Játiva in the 11th century and considered one of the greatest creations of Andalusian literature - by organising two conferences as part of the Cátedra al-Andalus series.

The publication of the first edition of the Arabic text of this literary jewel - the manuscript of which had remained unnoticed for almost two centuries in the Leiden University Library - gave rise to a frenetic translation activity that in subsequent years saw the work translated into the main European languages (English, Russian, German, Italian, French...), followed by versions in Dutch, Serbian, Turkish and Hebrew. In Spanish, the first translation was made by the distinguished Arabist Emilio García Gómez in 1952, with a preface by Ortega y Gasset.

It has become a classic, The Pigeon Collar (Tawq al-hamamain the original Arabic), is a work about love in which stories and anecdotes of all kinds are collected, but in which there are also characters and historical data, information about daily life, details of the author's own romances... "which make it a real fresco of the period, a ¡Hola! of Al-Andalus, a peephole through which we can see through to the other side of that massive door that is Time and the ages (...)", in the words of Jaime Sánchez Ratia, translator of the latest Spanish version of the work, which also includes the Arabic text.

The aim of this cycle is to reflect on the contents of the '.The necklace of the dove'.  and about the historical period and the life of its author, delving into its transcendence and later influence and familiarising our public with this masterpiece of Andalusian and universal literature.

The second presentation will deal with the contents of the work, a treatise on love composed in prose in which poetic compositions are interwoven. Types of love, ways of falling in love, loyalty, betrayal, the role of the procuresses, amorous union, moral values, religious beliefs, daily life, systems of education, and many other aspects related to this universal theme will be discussed to make up a fascinating historical document written by one of the most brilliant and erudite authors of the Andalusian period.

Thursday 24 November, 19.00 h.

Conference The Necklace of the Dove by Ibn Hazm. The first millennium of a masterpiece. Rapporteur: Jaime Sánchez Ratia. International civil servant, Arabist and translator.

Invitations at THIS LINK.

This activity is subsidised by the Junta de Andalucía, within the framework of the subsidy granted by the Consejería de la Presidencia, Administración Pública e Interior..