From the 18th century to the present, there have been some sixty translations of the Qur’an from Arabic into English. Mixing metrical and non-metrical language, the Qur’an is stylistically distinct in Arabic and has posed particular challenges for translators. In this seminar, distinguished scholar Bruce Lawrence gives an overview of the structure of Islam’s holiest book and introduces the subtleties of the text through a close reading of several different English translations. This lecture is followed by a recitation of Qur’anic verses by a reciter from a local mosque.

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