| The Karaite Tradition of Hebrew Grammatical Thought in Its Classical Form (2 Vols.): A Critical Edition and English Translation of Al-Kitāb Al-K& Contributor(s): Olszowy-Schlanger, Judith (Author), Gallego, María Ángeles (Author), Khan, Geoffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004132724 ISBN-13: 9789004132726 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $753.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: The book, consisting of two volumes, presents a critical edition and an annotated English translation of the work on Hebrew grammar al-Kit?b al-K?f? f? al-Lu?a al-'Ib?rniyya by the medieval Karaite grammarian 'Ab? al-Faraj H?r?n Ibn Faraj. This was one of the most important works on Hebrew grammar that was written in the Middle Ages, which, however, was lost to knowledge for several centuries and is here recovered from medieval manuscripts for the first time in a modern edition. In addition to the text edition and translation, the book contains an introduction on the background of the text and the codicology of the manuscripts. This publication will be of interest not only to Hebraists and Biblical scholars but also to scholars concerned with the history of linguistic thought and medieval thought in general. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Hebrew - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 492.482 |
| LCCN: 2003050297 |
| Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 524 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book, consisting of two volumes, presents a critical edition and an annotated English translation of the work on Hebrew grammar al-Kitāb al-Kāfī fī al-Luġa al-'Ibārniyya by the medieval Karaite grammarian 'Abū al-Faraj Hārūn Ibn Faraj. This was one of the most important works on Hebrew grammar that was written in the Middle Ages, which, however, was lost to knowledge for several centuries and is here recovered from medieval manuscripts for the first time in a modern edition. In addition to the text edition and translation, the book contains an introduction on the background of the text and the codicology of the manuscripts. This publication will be of interest not only to Hebraists and Biblical scholars but also to scholars concerned with the history of linguistic thought and medieval thought in general. |