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Vagelpohl, Uwe (2010) The Abbasid translation movement in context : contemporary voices on translation. In: Abbasid studies II. Occasional papers of the School of Abbasid Studies. Leuven, 28 June - 1 July 2004. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta (No.177). Peeters, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 245-267. ISBN 978-90-429-2081-1
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Abstract
Over the decades, an enormous amount of scholarly work has been devoted to the historical and literary context of the Greek-Arabic translations. Without it, we would not be able to answer vital questions about dating and translators. Analysing the few remaining primary sources we have, it sometimes even allows us to reconstruct details such as addressees and the purpose of particular translations. Textual comparison plays a prominent role in contextualisation, often leading to judgements about a translation's quality and "faithfulness" or "equivalence" to a source text. But there is another aspect of a translation's context that we need to know about before we can assess a particular text: theories or concepts of translation prevalent during the Greek-Arabic translation movement.
| Item Type: | Book Item |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PA Classical philology P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Classics and Ancient History |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Greek literature -- Translations into Arabic -- History and criticism, Abbasids |
| Series Name: | Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta |
| Publisher: | Peeters |
| Place of Publication: | Leuven, Belgium |
| ISBN: | 978-90-429-2081-1 |
| Book Title: | Abbasid studies II. Occasional papers of the School of Abbasid Studies. Leuven, 28 June - 1 July 2004 |
| Editor: | Nawas, John |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Number: | No.177 |
| Number of Pages: | 23 |
| Page Range: | pp. 245-267 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/38552 |
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