{"product_id":"the-andalusi-literary-and-intellectual-tradition-the-role-of-arabic-in-judah-ibn-tibbons-ethical-will-hardback-9780253025968","title":"The Andalusi Literary and Intellectual Tradition; The Role of Arabic in Judah Ibn Tibbon's Ethical Will (Hardback) 9780253025968","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Andalusi Literary and Intellectual Tradition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Role of Arabic in Judah Ibn Tibbon's Ethical Will\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah J. Pearce (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253025968\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 March 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages, 12 b\u0026amp;w illus. - 12 Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, Pearce never fails to adequately situate the reader within the proper context, striking the correct balance that makes this book accessible and enjoyable to specialists and non-specialists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e (Readng Religion) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended for academic and research institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e (AJL Reviews) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the first full-length study on Judah ibn Tibbon, Pearce's book fills a lacuna in the historiography of Hebrew literature and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e (Medieval Encounters)\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in 1172, Judah ibn Tibbon, who was called the father of Hebrew translators, wrote a letter to his son that was full of personal and professional guidance. The detailed letter, described as an ethical will, was revised through the years and offered a vivid picture of intellectual life among Andalusi elites exiled in the south of France after 1148. S. J. Pearce sets this letter into broader context and reads it as a document of literary practice and intellectual values. She reveals how ibn Tibbon, as a translator of philosophical and religious texts, explains how his son should make his way in the family business and how to operate, textually, within Arabic literary models even when writing for a non-Arabic audience. While the letter is also full of personal criticism and admonitions, Pearce shows ibn Tibbon making a powerful argument in favor of the continuation of Arabic as a prestige language for Andalusi Jewish readers and writers, even in exile outside of the Islamic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Translations and Transliterations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: 'The Preface of Every Book Is Its First Part': A Brief Overview of Materials and Methodology\u003cbr\u003e1. 'Pen, I Recount Your Favor': Reading, Writing and Translating in Memory of al-Andalus\u003cbr\u003e2. 'Examine your Hebrew Books Monthly and Arabic Books Bimonthly': Autobiography and Bibliography in the Islamic West\u003cbr\u003e3. 'On Every Sabbath, Read from the Bible in Arabic': Reading the Hebrew Bible as Arabic Literature\u003cbr\u003e4. 'The Words of the Ancient Poets': Poetics Between Jewish and Islamic Scripture\u003cbr\u003e5. 'The Arab Sage Said': Transmitting Arabic Wisdom in Translation\u003cbr\u003e6. 'From Vessel to Vessel': The Reception and Reimagining of the Tibbonid Corpus\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: \"This Book Has Been Completed:\" Looking Back and Ahead at al-Andalus in Translation\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Judah ibn Tibbon's Ethical Will: A New Translation\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702305321240,"sku":"9780253025968","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-andalusi-literary-and-intellectual-tradition-the-role-of-arabic-in-judah-ibn-tibbons-ethical-will-hardback-9780253025968","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}