| A Greek and Arabic Lexicon, (Galex): Fascicle 8 B - Bdl Contributor(s): Endress, Gerhard (Editor), Gutas, Dimitri (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004157255 ISBN-13: 9789004157255 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $143.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: From the eighth to the tenth century A.D., Greek scientific and philosophical works were translated wholesale into Arabic. "A Greek and Arabic Lexicon" is the first systematic attempt to present in an analytical, rationalized way our knowledge of the vocabulary of these translations. It is an indispensable reference tool for the study and understanding of Arabic scientific and philosophical language and literature, and for the knowledge of the vocabulary of Classical and Middle Greek and the reception and reading of classical Greek works in late antiquity and pre-Photian Byzantine literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 492.780 |
| Series: Greek And Arabic Lexicon: Materials For A Dictionary Of The Medieval Translations From Greek Into |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 9.34" W x 6.02" (0.67 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the eighth to the tenth century A.D., Greek scientific and philosophical works were translated wholesale into Arabic. This text provides a tool for the study and understanding of Arabic scientific and philosophical language and literature, and for the knowledge of the vocabulary of classical and middle Greek. |