Format:
1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 196 Seiten)
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Ill.
ISBN:
9789004321359
Series Statement:
Brill classics in Islam Volume 8
Content:
Preliminary Material /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Introduction /Michael Kemper -- 1 In the Manuscript Department /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 2 From Wanderings in the East /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 3 Arab Writers and the Russian Arabist /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 4 In the Asiatic Museum /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 5 In the University Library /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 6 “The Game Comes Running to the Hunter” /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- 7 Shades of Our Predecessors /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Finale. “Requiem aeternam” … (1943) /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Supplement. ”The Bindingness of the Non-Binding” /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Notes /I. Y. Kratchkovsky -- Postscript /I. Y. Kratchkovsky.
Content:
I.Y. Kratchkovsky (Ignatii Iul'ianovich Krachkovskii) was an iconic scholar, and Among Arabic Manuscripts, Memories of Libraries and Men gives us a good indication of what made him so outstanding. Hugely influential in its time, especially in Eastern Europe, it inspired several now-noted Arabists to start their studies in this field. It is beautifully written and, with the rising relevance of Arab-Russian relations has new historical importance. A memoir of a life in Orientalism, this autobiographic text is the result of strong will and endurance, and of total dedication to Arabic literature and language. It tells of Kratchkovsky's enormous achievements in the field, in a very personal manner and in an easily accessible form. The present publication is the English translation of the first 1953 Brill edition, accomplished by Tatiana Minorsky (d. 1987), with a new introduction by Michael Kemper
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004316119
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe Kračkovskij, Ignatij Ju., 1883 - 1951 Among Arabic manuscripts Leiden : Brill, 1953
Language:
English
Keywords:
Arabisch
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Handschrift
DOI:
10.1163/9789004321359
Author information:
Kemper, Michael 1966-
