Aristotle's Rhetoric in the East the Syriac and Arabic translation and commentary tradition / [electronic resource] :
by Uwe Vagelpohl.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
- x, 347 p. : ill.
- Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, v. 76 0169-8729 ; .
- Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 76. .
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.
9789047433422 (electronic bk.)
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 Syriac.