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Objects of Enquiry: The Life, Contributions, and Influence of Sir William Jones (1746-1794)

Objects of Enquiry: The Life, Contributions, and Influence of Sir William Jones (1746-1794)

Brine, Kevin
Cannon, Garland

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralHistorical FiguresGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0814715176
ISBN13: 9780814715178
Publisher: New York Univ Pr
Published: Oct 1 1995
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.24 Depth: 9.38
Language: English

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.

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