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It is increasingly well documented that western rhetoric’s journey from pagan Athens to the medieval academies of Christian Europe was significantly influ­enced by the intellectual thought of the Muslim Near East. Lahcen Elyazghi Ez­zaher contributes to the contemporary chronicling of this influence in Three Ar­abic Treatises on Aristotle’s Rhetoric: The Commentaries of al-F?r?b?, Avicenna, and Averroes, offering translations of three landmark medieval Arabic commentaries on Aristotle’s famous rhetorical treatise in one volume. Elyazghi Ezzaher’s trans­lations are each accompanied by insight­ful scholarly introductions and notes that contextualize—both historically and culturally—these immensely significant works while highlighting a comparative, multidisciplinary approach to rhetorical scholarship that offers new perspectives on one of the field’s foundational texts. Elegant and practical, the translations give English-speaking scholars and stu­dents of rhetoric access to key medieval Arabic rhetorical texts while elucidating the unique and important contribution of those texts to the revival of European interest in the rhetoric and logic of Aris­totle, which in turn influenced the rise of universities and the shaping of Western intellectual life.

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This is a groundbreaking contribution to scholarship and teaching in rhetoric. It presents the first English translations of the major commentaries of al-Farabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Aristotelian rhetoric. The translations are elegant and lucid. Ezzaher's book extends a generous invitation to all who are invested in the history of rhetoric to learn more about the medieval Arabic contribution. --Rita Copeland, Rosenberg Professor of Humanities, University of Pennsylvania This book fills a gap in the field of rhetoric by addressing the complex cultural encounters of the Mediterranean world. It reveals the diverse mechanics of philosophy in the Islamic world; it speaks to an international audience that includes scholars who would not otherwise be interested in the field. --Chouki El Hamel, Arizona State University

This is a groundbreaking contribution to scholarship and teaching in rhetoric. It presents the first English translations of the major commentaries of al-Farabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Aristotelian rhetoric. The translations are elegant and lucid. Ezzaher's book extends a generous invitation to all who are invested in the history of rhetoric to learn more about the medieval Arabic contribution. --Rita Copeland, Rosenberg Professor of Humanities, University of Pennsylvania This book fills a much-needed gap in the field of rhetoric by addressing the complex cultural encounters of the Mediterranean world. It reveals the diverse mechanics of philosophy in the Islamic world; it speaks to an international audience that includes scholars who would not otherwise be interested in the field. --Chouki El Hamel, Arizona State University

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Lahcen Elyazghi Ezzaher is a professor of English at the University of Northern Colorado, USA, where he specializes in histories and theories of rhetoric, theories of discourse, and translation studies. His award-winning work has ap­peared in numerous journals, including Rhetorica and Advances in the History of Rhetoric.

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