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

• Superior document: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, v. 76
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Vagelpohl, Uwe.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 76.
• Physical Description: x, 347 p. :; ill.

Table of 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.