The Libro de Los Buenos Proverbios: A Critical Edition

The libro de los buenos proverbios, a key work in the medieval didactic tradition, is presented here for the first time in a western translation. The proverbs were assembled by the great ninth-century physician, translator, and author, Hunain ibn Ishaq. Harlan G. Sturm provides an excellent introduction to his translation of the Buenos Proverbios which deals with the book's role in medieval proverbial literature and with the life and significance of Hunain ibn Ishaq, whose influence in his own p

Author: Hunain Ibn Ishaq
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780813155036

About the Author

Harlan Sturm teaches Spanish at the University of Massachusetts.

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