Aristotle's Rhetoric in the East [electronic resource] : the Syriac and Arabic translation and commentary tradition / by Uwe Vagelpohl.

By: Vagelpohl, UweContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 76.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008Description: x, 347 p. : illISBN: 9789047433422 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Aristotle. Rhetoric | Aristotle. Rhetoric -- Criticism, Textual | Aristotle -- Translations into Arabic -- History and criticism | Aristotle -- Translations into Syriac -- History and criticism | Philosophy, Ancient -- Translations into Arabic | Philosophy, Ancient -- Translations into SyriacGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 808.5 LOC classification: PA3893.R4 | V34 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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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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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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