Aristotle's Rhetoric in the East
Subtitle: the Syriac and Arabic translation and commentary tradition
By: by Uwe Vagelpohl.
Series: Islamic philosophy, theology and science -- v. 76
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9789004166813
Subjects: Aristotle; Aristotle. -- Criticism, Textual; Aristotle -- Translations into Arabic -- History and criticism; Aristotle -- Translations into Syriac -- History and criticism; Philosophy, Ancient -- Translations into Arabic; Philosophy, Ancient -- Translations into Syriac
Description: "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 textural 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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: "Greek into Arabic"; title: Problems of translation history; title: The history of Greek-Arabic translations; title: Translation history; title: The Arabic version; title: Manuscript and dating; title: The Syriac translation tradition; title: Comparing Greek and Arabic; title: Some qualifications; title: Text comparison and analysis; title: Findings; title: Sources for structural mismatches; title: The use of connectors and particles; title: Morophology and terminology; title: Transcription of proper names; title: The terminology; title: The reception of the Arabic translation; title: The ninth century : arst encounters; title: The tenth century : laying the foundation; title: The eleventh century : elaboration and extension; title: The twelfth century : the return to Aristotle; title: Beyond the twelfth century; title: The Latin afterlife; title: Conclusions.