| Aristotelian Rhetoric in Syriac: Barhebraeus, Butyrum Sapientiae, Book of Rhetoric Contributor(s): Watt, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004145176 ISBN-13: 9789004145177 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $304.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: This volume contains a critical edition of Bar Hebraeus' Book of Rhetoric in his Cream of Wisdom. The accompanying introduction, translation and commentary explore its relations with the Syriac Aristotle and the Arabic commentary of Ibn Sina. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval - Philosophy | Religious |
| Dewey: 808 |
| LCCN: 2005054250 |
| Series: Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 6.62" W x 9.64" (2.23 lbs) 484 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume contains the Syriac text, edited for the first time, of the commentary on Aristotle's Rhetoric by Bar Hebraeus (died 1286) in his Cream of Wisdom. The text is accompanied by an English translation, and the volume also includes an introduction, commentary, and three glossaries (Syriac, Greek and Arabic). Bar Hebraeus' commentary is based on the lost Syriac version of Aristotle's treatise, but the author also drew heavily on the commentary of Ibn Sina (Avicenna). The text therefore provides a unique insight into the nature of that lost version, and also exemplifies the way Bar Hebraeus blended the Aristotle of the Graeco-Syriac translation literature with the more recent philosophy of Ibn Sina. |