Aristotelian rhetoric in Syriac : : Barhebraeus, Butyrum sapientiae, Book of rhetoric / / by John W. Watt with assistance of Daniel Isaac, Julian Faultless, and Ayman Shihadeh.

• Superior document: Aristoteles Semitico-latinus ; Volume 18
• VerfasserIn: Watt, J. W.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Isaac, Daniel,; Faultless, Julian, 1963-; Shihadeh, Ayman,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English; Syriac
• Series: Aristoteles Semitico-latinus ; Volume 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes the text of the Ketava de-reṭoriḳah of Bar Hebraeus in Syriac and English.

This volume contains the Syriac text, edited for the first time, of the commentary on Aristotle's Rhetoric by Bar Hebraeus (died 1286) in his Cream of Wisdom. The text is accompanied by an English translation, and the volume also includes an introduction, commentary, and three glossaries (Syriac, Greek and Arabic). Bar Hebraeus' commentary is based on the lost Syriac version of Aristotle's treatise, but the author also drew heavily on the commentary of Ibn Sina (Avicenna). The text therefore provides a unique insight into the nature of that lost version, and also exemplifies the way Bar Hebraeus blended the Aristotle of the Graeco-Syriac translation literature with the more recent philosophy of Ibn Sina.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Abbreviations -- Note on Fonts and Transliterations -- Introduction -- Sigla -- Text and Translation' -- Commentary -- Select Glossaries -- Bibliography -- Concordance of Passages.