al- Ḥusayn ibn Aḥmad ibn Khālawayh's Names of the lion:

"Poet and scholar David Larsen’s English translation of the late 10th century Arabic lexicographer Ibn Khālawayh’s list of names of lions. Essentially a book of translation about translation, this unique work engages medieval linguistic scholarship with precision and clarity. Larsen's live...

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Main Author: Ibn-Ḫālawaih, al-Ḥusain Ibn-Aḥmad -980 (Author)
Other Authors: Larsen, David 1970- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle ; New York Wave Books 2017
Edition:Revised edition
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Summary:"Poet and scholar David Larsen’s English translation of the late 10th century Arabic lexicographer Ibn Khālawayh’s list of names of lions. Essentially a book of translation about translation, this unique work engages medieval linguistic scholarship with precision and clarity. Larsen's lively introduction, notes, and the 400 epithets are an engrossing work of cultural studies."--Publisher's website (viewed 12 May 2017)
Item Description:"Designed and composed by Quemadura."--Title page verso
"An earlier edition of Names of the lion was published in 2009 by Atticus/Finch."--Title page verso
Physical Description:xxvi, 39 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte 24 cm
ISBN:9781940696478