Aristotle's Rhetoric in the East : the Syriac and Arabic translation and commentary tradition / / by Uwe Vagelpohl.
The two centuries following the rise of the Abbasid caliphate in 750 witnessed a wave of translations from Greek into Syriac and Arabic. The translation and reception of Aristotle's Rhetoric is a prime example for the resulting transformation of antique learning in the Islamic world and beyond....
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| Superior document: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, v. 76 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;
v. 76. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The two centuries following the rise of the Abbasid caliphate in 750 witnessed a wave of translations from Greek into Syriac and Arabic. The translation and reception of Aristotle's Rhetoric is a prime example for the resulting transformation of antique learning in the Islamic world and beyond. On the basis of a close textual analysis of the Rhetoric, this study develops elements of a comparative “translation grammar” of Greek-Arabic translations. Contextualizing the analysis with an account of the textual history and the Syriac and Arabic philosophical tradition drawing on the Rhetoric , it throws new light on the inner workings of the “translation movement” and its impact on Islamic culture. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-341) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283060914 9786613060914 9047433424 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8729 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Uwe Vagelpohl. |