Aristotle's Rhetoric in the East [electronic resource] : the Syriac and Arabic translation and commentary tradition / by Uwe Vagelpohl.
Material type: TextSeries: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 76.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.Description: x, 347 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 808.5 22
- PA3893.R4 V34 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-341) and index.
Introduction -- "Greek into Arabic" -- Problems of translation history -- The history of Greek-Arabic translations -- Translation history -- The Arabic version -- Manuscript and dating -- The Syriac translation tradition -- Comparing Greek and Arabic -- Some qualifications -- Text comparison and analysis -- Findings -- Sources for structural mismatches -- The use of connectors and particles -- Morophology and terminology -- Transcription of proper names -- The terminology -- The reception of the Arabic translation -- The ninth century : arst encounters -- The tenth century : laying the foundation -- The eleventh century : elaboration and extension -- The twelfth century : the return to Aristotle -- Beyond the twelfth century -- The Latin afterlife -- Conclusions.
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