1 option
Eastern wisedome and learning : the study of Arabic in seventeenth-century England
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toomer, G. J., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arabic language--History--Study and teaching (Higher)--17th century--Great Britain.
- Arabic language.
- Arabists--History--17th century--Great Britain.
- Arabists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 381 p.)
- Other Title:
- Eastern wisedome and learning
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study documents the extraordinary interest generated in England by the Arabic language and culture during the 17th century. The author charts both the rise and subsequent fall of this phenomenon, analyzing the impact of Arabic on English academia and literature.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191675591 (ebook) :
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.