Aristotle's Rhetoric in the East : the Syriac and Arabic translation and commentary tradition /
The two centuries following the rise of the Abbasid caliphate in 750 witnessed a wave of translations from Greek into Syriac and Arabic. The translation and reception of Aristotle's Rhetoric is a prime example for the resulting transformation of antique learning in the Islamic world and beyond....
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Boston :
Brill,
2008.
Series:
Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
76.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004223035.
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Call Number: PA3893.R4 V34 2008
| Summary: | The two centuries following the rise of the Abbasid caliphate in 750 witnessed a wave of translations from Greek into Syriac and Arabic. The translation and reception of Aristotle's Rhetoric is a prime example for the resulting transformation of antique learning in the Islamic world and beyond. On the basis of a close textual analysis of the Rhetoric, this study develops elements of a comparative "translation grammar" of Greek-Arabic translations. Contextualizing the analysis with an account of the textual history and the Syriac and Arabic philosophical tradition drawing on the Rhetoric , it throws new light on the inner workings of the "translation movement" and its impact on Islamic culture. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-341) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047433422 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |