Routledge Revivals: Oriental Essays (1960)

<p>First published in 1960 this work 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. These men were devoted to building a bridge between the peoples and cultures of Europe and Asia. To these biographical essays Arberry has added a short autobiography and an eloquent plea for the further encouragement of Oriental studies.</p><p>This book will be of interest to those studying Middle-Eastern studies and the history of Orientalist study.</p>