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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 period was significant. Hunain accurately translated the scientific works of the ancients and contr

Aphorisms and apothegms. --- Ana --- Apothegms --- Gnomes (Maxims) --- Sayings --- Epigrams --- Maxims --- Proverbs --- Quotations

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The Libyan landscape is one of the most diverse and breathtaking, replete with barren deserts, vast ocean coasts, and a stunning display of earth's elements. Al-Koni, an award-winning and critically acclaimed Arabic writer, reflects on this fragile environment and the increasing threats to its existence in A Sleepless Eye, a collection of the poet's desert wisdom. He highlights the relationships between humans and Libya's natural features, grouping them by theme: nature, desert, water, sea, wind, rock, trees, and fire. Each theme contains a set of aphorisms that deliver thoughtful perspectives on what it means to coexist with an evolving planet. This volume is the result of the author's collaboration with the celebrated French nature photographer, Alain Sebe, and English translator Allen. The product is a body of work that calls upon readers to question their relationship with the earth through meditative ideas and photos, familiarizing English readers with the fundamental philosophies of environmental stewardship that transcend all boundaries.

Aphorisms and apothegms. --- Desert people --- Desert peoples --- Ethnology --- Ana --- Apothegms --- Gnomes (Maxims) --- Sayings --- Epigrams --- Maxims --- Proverbs --- Quotations --- Sahara --- Sahara Desert --- Africa, North

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"Yearbook of international proverb scholarship."

Proverbs --- Proverbs. --- Spreekwoorden. --- History and criticism --- Adages --- Ana --- Gnomes (Maxims) --- Proverbial sayings --- Sayings --- Folk literature --- Quotations --- Terms and phrases --- Aphorisms and apothegms --- Epigrams --- Maxims

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A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40/661), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.An acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a sage of Islamic wisdom, 'Ali was renowned for his eloquence: his words were collected, "ed, and studied over the centuries, and extensively anthologized, excerpted, and interpreted.Of the many compilations of 'Ali’s words, A Treasury of Virtues, compiled by the Fatimid Shafi'i judge al-Quda'i, arguably possesses the broadest compass of genres and the largest variety of themes. Included are aphorisms, proverbs, sermons, speeches, homilies, prayers, letters, dialogues, and verse, all of which provide instruction on how to be a morally upstanding human being. The shorter compilation included here, One Hundred Proverbs, is attributed to the eminent writer al-Jahiz (d. 255/869). This volume presents the first English translation of both of these important collections.

Hadith (Shiites) --- Islamic sermons. --- Proverbs. --- LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern. --- Adages --- Ana --- Gnomes (Maxims) --- Proverbial sayings --- Proverbs --- Sayings --- Folk literature --- Quotations --- Terms and phrases --- Aphorisms and apothegms --- Epigrams --- Maxims --- Islam --- Muslim sermons --- Islamic literature --- Sermons

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The “aphoristic form causes difficulty,” Nietzsche argued in 1887, for “today this form is not taken seriously enough.” Nietzsche’s Aphoristic Challenge addresses this continued neglect by examining the role of the aphorism in Nietzsche’s writings, the generic traditions in which he writes, the motivations behind his turn to the aphorism, and the reasons for his sustained interest in the form. This literary-philosophical study argues that while the aphorism is the paradigmatic form for Nietzsche’s writing, its function shifts as his thought evolves. His turn to the aphorism in Human, All Too Human arises not out of necessity, but from the new freedoms of expression enabled by his critiques of language and his emerging interest in natural science. Yet the model interpretation of an aphorism Nietzsche offers years later in On the Genealogy of Morals tells a different story, revealing more about how the mature Nietzsche wants his earlier works read than how they were actually written. This study argues nevertheless that consistencies emerge in Nietzsche’s understanding of the aphorism, and these, perhaps counter-intuitively, are best understood in terms of excess. Recognizing the changes and consistencies in Nietzsche’s aphoristic mode helps establish a context that enables the reader to navigate the aphorism books and better answer the challenges they pose.

Nietzsche, Friedrich W. --- Aphorisms and apothegms. --- Style, Literary. --- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, --- Nietzsche, Friedrich --- Literature --- Style, Literary --- Language and languages --- Rhetoric --- Ana --- Apothegms --- Gnomes (Maxims) --- Sayings --- Epigrams --- Maxims --- Proverbs --- Quotations --- Style --- Nietzsche, Friederich --- Rhetorics, Human, All too Human, The Gay Science, On the Genealogy of Morals, excess.