The Qur'an
by A.J. Droge
Originally published in 2013 in an edition with annotations, commentary and other scholarly apparatus, Droge's widely praised translation is presented here as a stand-alone text, with a new introduction, ideal for students and general readers alike.
Paperback
English
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Publisher Description
Among the many challenges of translating the Qur'n are its unpredictable complexity, evocative associativity, and polysemy. For these reasons, as well as more demanding theological ones, most translations cut, compress, paraphrase, and invent freely. In this meticulously crafted translation of the Qur'an, A.J. Droge takes a different approach by revealing the Qur'an's distinctive idiom in a rendition that strives to remain as close as possible to the way it was expressed in Arabic. His goal has been to make the translation literal to the point of transparency, as well as to maintain consistency in the rendering of words and phrases, and even to mimic word order wherever possible. Originally published in 2013 in an edition with annotations, commentary and other scholarly apparatus, Droge's widely praised translation is presented here as a stand-alone text, with a new introduction, ideal for students and general readers alike.
Author Biography
A. J. Droge is the translator of The Qur'an: A New Annotated Translation (Equinox, 2013), and the author of Homer or Moses? Early Christian Interpretations of the History of Culture and A Noble Death: Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews in Antiquity (with J.D. Tabor).
Table of Contents
PrefaceIntroduction: Is the Qur'an in English Still the Qur'an? Of Translators, Traitors, and TradersGuide to Further ReadingAbbreviationsTimelineThe World of Islam c. 750 CESynopsis: The Qur'an at a GlanceThe Qur'anIndex
Review
ReviewsI cannot recommend a better English translation of the Qur'n for an academic setting. Both Droge and his publisher are to be warmly congratulated.Shawkat M. Toorawa, Yale University
This is certainly the best English translation of the Qur'n.Gabriel Said Reynolds, University of Notre Dame
Droge's work provides the field of Qur'nic Studies with a rich and meticulously researched translation that is particularly appropriate at a time when interest in the Qur'n is growing.Ayman Ibrahim, Fuller Graduate Schools
A translation tailored for students of religious studies. Recommended.CHOICE
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