71 pages, translated by L. E. Goodman with 91 page Introduction + 79 pages of Notes. Spine is uncreased. Remainder marks on all 3 edges. Minor rumples to upper part of front cover + top margins of first few pages. Else Bright Clean Tight!

Hayy Ibn Yaqzan

Ibn Tufail

Ibn Tufayl

Reference

Gee Tee Bee

<p>Originally published in 1905. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.</p>

The Improvement of Human Reason: Exhibited in the Life of Hayy Ibn Yakzan (1905 )

Cornell University Library

<p>'The History of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is the chief work of the Arab philosopher and physician, Abu Bakr Ibn Tugail, and is thought by some to have been the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's classic work 'Robinson Crusoe'. Certainly it is one of the most important works to come out of Muhammadan Spain in the Middle Ages. In essence the work is a philosophical romance which describes the story of how the child Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, 'alive son of the awake', is cast ashore upon a desert island where he survives without any form of human contact. It is through his own acute observations and reflections that the growing child gradually constructs a scheme of the physical universe, and eventually arrives at a union with the all-knowing Creator, the universal spiritual force. The work was first translated from Arabic into English by the orientalist Simon Ockley (1678-1720) and this edition includes an introduction by the eminent scholar A.S. Fulton, who reviews the life of its author and examines the significance of his work.</p>

The History of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Darf Publishers Ltd

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