Theophrastus On first principles : (known as his Metaphysics) : Greek text and medieval Arabic translation

Theophrastus. (Author). Gutas, Dimitri, (editor.). Bartolomeo da Messina, (translator.).

Summary: The short aporetic essay "On First Principles" by Theophrastus, thought to have been transmitted as his "Metaphysics," is critically edited for the first time on the basis of all the available evidencea "the Greek manuscripts and the medieval Arabic and Latin translationsa "together with an introduction, English translation, extensive commentary, and a diplomatic edition of the medieval Latin translation. This book equally contributes to Graeco-Arabic studies as ancilla of classical studies, and includes the first critical edition of the Arabic translation with an.

Record details

ISBN: 9781282950856
ISBN: 1282950851
ISBN: 9004189831
ISBN: 9789004189836
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 506 pages)
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Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-490) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface; Abbreviations and Reference Works; part i introduction to the texts; part ii the texts and translations; part iii commentary; Appendix. "Known by Being Unknown" (9a18-23); Word Indices and Glossaries; Bibliography; Index Nominum; Index Locorum.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	Text of Theophrastus' On first principles in Greek with English translation on facing pages; followed by a version in medieval Arabic with English translation on facing pages; followed by a Latin version translated by Bartholomew of Messina. Introduction and commentary in English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.