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Aristotle's Rhetoric in the East : the Syriac and Arabic translation and commentary tradition

Uwe Vagelpohl

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Contents

Introduction
"Greek into Arabic"
Problems of translation history
The history of Greek-Arabic translations
Translation history
The Arabic version
Manuscript and dating
The Syriac translation tradition
Comparing Greek and Arabic
Some qualifications
Text comparison and analysis
Findings
Sources for structural mismatches
The use of connectors and particles
Morophology and terminology
Transcription of proper names
The terminology
The reception of the Arabic translation
The ninth century : arst encounters
The tenth century : laying the foundation
The eleventh century : elaboration and extension
The twelfth century : the return to Aristotle
Beyond the twelfth century
The Latin afterlife
Conclusions.

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