Title Eastern wisedome and learning : the study of Arabic in seventeenth-century England / G.J. Toomer

Published Oxford : Clarendon, 1996

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Description 1 online resource 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Arabic language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Arabists -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Arabic language -- Study and teaching (Higher) Arabists. Languages & Literatures. Middle Eastern Languages & Literatures. Great Britain. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191675591 0191675598

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