I am not sure who the author is addressing here, and I find many of these "common myths" quite baffling. Ancient Greek works were widely known amongst mediaeval

I am not sure who the author is addressing here, and I find many of these "common myths" quite baffling. Ancient Greek works were widely known amongst mediaeval Islamic scholars, and translations into Arabic were made, but this is the first time that I've seen someone claim (to refute the claim, but still) that these Arabic translations are the "only reason" why these ancient works survived. The big reveal seems to be that, surprise surprise, Greek texts survived in their original form in the area of Europe where Greek was the lingua franca, and Latin text survived in areas where Latin had that role. Also, the fact that books were copied is, apparently, another big revelation. Honestly, as interesting as the subject is, the writing style and the bizarre arguments the author makes are off-putting, to say the least.