Bøker i Arabic Thought and Culture-serien

Rosenthal demonstrates the significance of the Classical heritage by drawing together the great range of literary renderings, paraphrases, commentaries and imitations, as well as independent Islamic elaborations.

A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Included is a full biography and systematic analysis of the writer's works.

A reinterpretation of Ibn Khaldun, 14th-century Arabic philosopher, historian and politician.

A philosophical portrait of one of history's great metaphysicians. Avicenna is firmly placed in his historical context, but at the same time his theories are related to the central contemporary philosophical issues.