Contributions Toward a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture / / Leo Wiener.

Wiener argues that Germanic languages have arisen by a sudden influx of Low Latin and Arabic. He demonstrates that they developed from the Graeco-Latin glossaries through Gothic interpretations, which owe their origin to the Graeco-Arabic learning in Spain.

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Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2002]
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Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Table of Contents --
Foreword --
Sources Quoted --
Introduction --
Virgilius Maro, the Grammarian --
Hisperic Literature --
Rubisca --
Adelphus Adelpha --
Lorica --
Hisperica Famina --
The Antiphonary of Bangor --
The Gothic Forgeries --
Vita. S. Columbani --
Dorf, Bach, Etc. --
The Eucharist --
The Ghost Mask --
Arras Cloth --
Index
Summary:Wiener argues that Germanic languages have arisen by a sudden influx of Low Latin and Arabic. He demonstrates that they developed from the Graeco-Latin glossaries through Gothic interpretations, which owe their origin to the Graeco-Arabic learning in Spain.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781463208202
9783111024141
9783110663037
DOI:10.31826/9781463208202
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Leo Wiener.