The Inimitable Qurʾān: Some Problems in English Translations of the Qurʾān with Reference to Rhetorical Features
Author:   Khalid Yahya Blankinship
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   15
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9789004412521


Pages:   202
Publication Date:   05 December 2019
Format:   Hardback
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In The Inimitable Qurʾān: Some Problems in English Translations of the Qurʾān with Reference to Rhetorical Features, Khalid Yahya Blankinship examines certain Arabic rhetorical features of the Qurʾān as represented in seven English translations. The author addresses the intersection of two important topics in Qurʾānic studies: the critique of the available English translations and the role of rhetoric in the interpretation of the Qurʾān. He identifies a number of figures characteristic of Qurʾanic style which represent some of the chief stumbling blocks for readers who are used to English in attempting to understand, interpret, and appreciate the text. The book should be useful to all those interested in rhetorical and translation studies and theory as well as Islamic studies.

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Author:   Khalid Yahya Blankinship
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   15
Weight:   0.484kg
ISBN:  

9789004412521


ISBN 10:   9004412522
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   05 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

IPreface Note on Transliteration Introduction 1 Word Order 2 Iltifāt 3 Indicative in Place of Imperative or Jussive 4 Indefinite Nouns 5 Non-Consequential Exception 6 Pleonasm and Redundancy 7 Repetition for Emphasis 8 Parallelism 9 Juxtaposition of Contrasting Conditional Sentences 10 Coordination 11 Lack of Conjunctive (Asyndeton) 12 Parenthesis (iʿtirāḍ) 13 Succinctness, or ījāz al-qiṣar 14 Ellipsis, or ījāz al-ḥadhf Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Khalid Yahya Blankinship, Ph.D. (1988), University of Washington, is Associate Professor of Religion at Temple University. He has published numerous articles, translations, and the book The End of the Jihad State: The Reign of Hisham ibn ʿAbd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads (SUNY, 1994).

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