Uncovers connections in foundational love stories across the Afro-Eurasian landmass, suggesting a shared narrative heritage.
In a decentralized and non-teleological tour of the Global Middle Ages as a method for exploring interconnected histories, this paper traces the faint intertextual strands that link some foundational love stories across the western half of the Afro-Eurasian landmass over the eleventh and twelfth centuries ce. Key texts include Floire & Blancheflor, Kallirhoe, ʿUrwa & ʿAfrāʾ , and Varqa & Gulshāh .
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