| Writings of Early Scholars in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Rome, and Greece: Translating Ancient Scientific Texts Contributor(s): Imhausen, Annette (Editor), Pommerening, Tanja (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110229927 ISBN-13: 9783110229929 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $137.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - History | Ancient - Greece - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 509.3 |
| LCCN: 2010040031 |
| Series: Beiträge Zur Altertumskunde |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.78 lbs) 449 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Medicine, astronomy, dealing with numbers - even the cultures of the "pre-modern" world offer a rich spectrum of scientific texts. But how are they best translated? Is it sufficient to translate the sources into modern scientific language, and thereby, above all, to identify their deficits? Or would it be better to adopt the perspective of the sources themselves, strange as they are, only for them not to be properly understood by modern readers? Renowned representatives of various disciplines and traditions present a controversial and constructive discussion of these problems. |