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The epistle of forgiveness or A pardon to enter the garden. Volume one, A vision of heaven and hell /
One of the most unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer Abu l-'Ala' al-Ma'arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to a letter written by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih. With biting irony, The Epis...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Arabic |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Library of Arabic literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Letter from the General Editor; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations used in the Introduction and Translation; Introduction; A Note on the Text; A Note on the Edition; Notes to the Introduction; THE EPISTLE OF IBN AL-QARIH; Ibn al-Qarih's hopes for a meeting with al-Maarri; Criticism of heresy and heretics; On fate; Ibn al-Qarih's complaints of old age; The Prophet at the beginning of his mission; Ibn al-Qarih's weaknesses and self-reproach; The Sheikh exculpates himself; Praise of al-Maarri; On memorizing and forgetting; Ibn al-Qarih complains again.
- THE EPISTLE OF FORGIVENESSPreamble; al-Maarri's description of Ibn al-Qarih's letter; Paradise (I); Description of Paradise; A drinking scene; The Sheikh's excursion; The conversation with al-Asha Maymun; The conversation with Zuhayr; The conversation with Abid ibn al-Abras; The conversation with Adi ibn Zayd; The conversation with Abu Dhuayb al-Hudhali; The conversation with the two Nabighahs, al-Dhubyani and al-Jadi; The geese of Paradise; The first conversation with Labid; The singing of the damsels; An altercation in Paradise; The conversation with Hassan ibn Thabit.
- The five one-eyed men of QaysThe story of Tamim ibn Ubayy ibn Muqbil; The Sheikh's Story of his Resurrection, the Day of Judgement, and his Entry into Paradise; The Sheikh's conversation with Ridwan and Zufar, guards of the Garden; The conversation with Ali ibn Abi Talib; The conversation with Fatimah, the Prophet's daughter; The Prophet's intercession; The crossing of the Bridging Path; The second conversation with Ridwan; the entry into Paradise; Paradise (II); The conversation with "the Camel-herd" and Humayd ibn Thawr; The second conversation with Labid; A banquet in Paradise.
- The conversation with the two "Locusts"The conversation with Jiran al-Awd; The dance of the damsels; Beer, marinated peacock, and roast goose; The conversation with the two damsels; The tree of damsels; Between Paradise and Hell; The Paradise of the demons; The poetry of the demons; Abu Hadrash al-Khaytaur's heroic deeds; Animals in Paradise; In the furthest reaches of Paradise; a conversation with al-Hutayah; The conversation with al-Khansa; Hell; The conversation with Satan; The conversation with Bashshar ibn Burd; The conversation with Imru al-Qays; The conversation with Antarah.
- The conversation with AlqamahThe conversation with Amr ibn Kulthum; al-Harith ibn Hillizah; The conversation with Tarafah; The conversation with Aws ibn Hajar; The conversations with the Hudhali poets Abu Kabir and Sakhr al-Ghayy; The conversation with al-Akhtal; The conversation with Muhalhil; The conversation with the two poets called Muraqqish; The conversation with the two brigand poets, al-Shanfara and Taabbata Sharra; Return to Paradise; A meeting with Adam; The snakes of Paradise; The Sheikh's return to his paradisical damsel; In the Paradise of the rajaz poets; The joys of Paradise.