Three Arabic Treatises on Aristotle's Rhetoric The Commentaries of Al-Farabi, Avicenna, and Averroes |
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| Author:
| Ezzaher, Lahcen El Yazghi |
| Series title: | Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-3413-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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It is well documented that western rhetoric's journey from pagan Athens to the medieval academies of Christian Europe was significantly influenced by the intellectual thought of the Muslim Near East. Lahcen Elyazghi Ezzaher contributes to the contemporary chronicling of this influence in Three Arabic Treatises on Aristotle's Rhetoric, offering translations of three landmark medieval Arabic commentaries on Aristotle's rhetorical treatise.
It is well documented that western rhetoric's journey from pagan Athens to the medieval academies of Christian Europe was significantly influenced by the intellectual thought of the Muslim Near East. Lahcen Elyazghi Ezzaher contributes to the contemporary chronicling of this influence in Three Arabic Treatises on Aristotle's Rhetoric, offering translations of three landmark medieval Arabic commentaries on Aristotle's rhetorical treatise.