ISBN10: 0814715176, ISBN13: 9780814715178, [publisher: NYU Press] Hardcover 185 Seiten Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). Very good, clean copy. Sir William Jones was a brilliant and engaged man of letters and law closely involved with the significant figures of Great Britain, America and India during the American Revolution and the early days of the Raj. He essentially introduced the Western world to Oriental peoples and cultures. To linguists, he is known as the founder of Indo-European linguistics. In the field of South Asian Studies, he is known as one of the early pioneers of Indology, and the founder of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. His translations of Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit poetry and drama are credited with having a major impact on the English romantic poets. Within the history of English jurisprudence, he is known for a classic treatise on the Law of Bailment, and his translations of key Hindu and Islamic legal treatises such as the Laws of Manu. The world's foremost authorities on Sir William Jones reflect here on Jones's life and mind, contributions and influences. In Part One of this volume, the life and mind of Sir William Jones are explored by Garland Cannon and Rosane Rocher. In Part Two, ...
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NYU Press, Date: 1995-10-01. Hardcover. Good. 1995. NYU Press ISBN 0814715176 9780814715178 [US]

ISBN10: 0814715176, ISBN13: 9780814715178, [publisher: NYU Press] Hardcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1995]
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ISBN10: 0814715176, ISBN13: 9780814715178, [publisher: New York Univ Pr] Hardcover illustrated edition edition. 185 pages. 9.50x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1995]