Professor Robert Thomson was an exceptionally gifted linguist and philologist who traced the complex relationships between late Antique and medieval compositions in Greek, Syriac, Armenian, Georgian and Arabic. Known primarily for his prolific publication of annotated translations and detailed assessments of Armenian historical, homiletic and exegetical works, Robert Thomson transformed perceptions of medieval Armenian literary culture, showing how Armenian scholars participated in, and were separated from, the surrounding milieux. His precise translations, of both familiar and unheralded material, coupled with his rigorous analysis, will form the basis of future research into medieval Armenia and beyond for generations.
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