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Aristotelian Rhetoric in Syriac: Barhebraeus, Butyrum Sapientiae, Books of Mineralogy and Meteorology

By Hidemi Takahashi

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
2004
ISBN
9004130314, 9789004130319
Google Books ID
gs08tAEACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
90 MB (94535494 bytes)
Series
Aristotle Semitico-Latinus, 18
Pages
496\497
Time added
2024-07-06 11:49:30

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.

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