Author : A.J Arberry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136777415
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Oriental Essays by : A.J Arberry
Download or read book Oriental Essays written by A.J Arberry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Professor Arberry describes the lives and labours of six great scholars - Simon Ockley, Sir William Jones, E. W. Lane, E. H. Palmer, E.G. Browne and R. A Nicholson - men who were devoted to building a bridge between the peoples of Europe and Asia. To these biographical essays, Arberry has appended a fragment of candid autobiography and an eloquent plea for the further encouragement of Oriental studies.