The Poetics of Alfarabi and Avicenna / / S. Kemal.

This book is an important and original study of medieval Arabic theories of poetics. It examines the commentaries on Aristotle's Poetics by Alfarabi and Avicenna , placing them fully in the context of the Arabic development of Aristotle's logical theory. In this the author breaks new groun...

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Superior document:Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 9
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1991.
Year of Publication:1991
Language:English
Series:Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 9.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Summary:This book is an important and original study of medieval Arabic theories of poetics. It examines the commentaries on Aristotle's Poetics by Alfarabi and Avicenna , placing them fully in the context of the Arabic development of Aristotle's logical theory. In this the author breaks new ground, showing how the philosophers justified the logical and moral power of poetics discourse. Its concern for philosophical issues in the Classical Arabic tradition distinguishes this book from other studies of literary theory.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004451145
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: S. Kemal.