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Subject(s)

• Qurʼan—Translating—Criticism, interpretation, etc [Browse]
• Qurʼan—Language, style [Browse]

Series

Texts and studies on the Qurʼān, 1567-2808 ; 15

Summary note

"In The Inimitable Qurʼān: Some Problems in English Translations of the Qurʼān with Reference to Rhetorical Features, Khalid Yahya Blankinship examines certain Arabic rhetorical features of the Qurʼān as represented in seven English translations. The author addresses the intersection of two important topics in Qurʼānic studies: the critique of the available English translations and the role of rhetoric in the interpretation of the Qurʼān. He identifies a number of figures characteristic of Qurʼanic 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 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 (iʻtirāḍ)
• 13. Succinctness, or ījāz al-qiṣar
• 14. Ellipsis, or ījāz al-ḥadhf
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index.

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ISBN

• 9789004412521 ((hardback))
• 9004412522

LCCN

2019040943

OCLC

1111953390

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