The Libro De Los Buenos Proverbios : A Critical Edition
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| Title: | The Libro De Los Buenos Proverbios : A Critical Edition |
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| Description: | The libro de los buenos proverbios, a key work in the medieval didactic tradition, is presented here for the first time in a western translation. The proverbs were assembled by the great ninth-century physician, translator, and author, Hunain ibn Ishaq. Harlan G. Sturm provides an excellent introduction to his translation of the Buenos Proverbios which deals with the book's role in medieval proverbial literature and with the life and significance of Hunain ibn Ishaq, whose influence in his own period was significant. Hunain accurately translated the scientific works of the ancients and contributed important commentaries to the medieval and scientific knowledge of his era. |
| Authors: | Hunain ibn Ishaq |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Aphorisms and apothegms--Early works to 1800, Aphorisms and apothegms, Arabic literature--750-1258--Translations into Spanish |
| Categories: | LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Medieval, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / Spanish & Portuguese |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | The libro de los buenos proverbios, a key work in the medieval didactic tradition, is presented here for the first time in a western translation. The proverbs were assembled by the great ninth-century physician, translator, and author, Hunain ibn Ishaq. Harlan G. Sturm provides an excellent introduction to his translation of the Buenos Proverbios which deals with the book's role in medieval proverbial literature and with the life and significance of Hunain ibn Ishaq, whose influence in his own period was significant. Hunain accurately translated the scientific works of the ancients and contributed important commentaries to the medieval and scientific knowledge of his era. |
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| ISBN: | 9780813155036 9780813164724 9780813195087 |
