Greek Thought, Arabic Culture by Dimitri Gutas

Greek Thought, Arabic Culture by Dimitri Gutas

Dimitri Gutas provides a stimulating, erudite and well-documented survey of this key movement in the transmission of ancient Greek culture to the Middle Ages.

'important for any classicist interested in the legacy and transmission of Greek culture and provides excellent comparative material for those working on the interaction of all ancient cultures, including especially the development of greek thought at Rome' - Simon Swain, The Classicla Review

'A remarkable work. It has all the makings of a classic.' - Remke Kruk, Boekbesprekingen

'Gutas' book is a most welcome tool for classicists and oreintalists...Gutas' informative book arouses the curiosity of specialists as well as of a broader public.' - Hans Daiber, Classical World, Winter 2001.

Dimitri Gutas is Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at Yale University. He is the author of Greek Wisdom Literature in Arabic Translation (1975), Avicenna and the Aristotelian Tradition (1988), and, with Gerhard Endress, A Greek and Arabic Lexicon (1992–).

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ISBN 13	9780415061322
ISBN 10	0415061326
Title	Greek Thought, Arabic Culture
Author	Dimitri Gutas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1998-07-23
Number of pages	252
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