The Epistle of Forgiveness : Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell / Volume one, A vision of heaven and hell / A vision of heaven and hell / Volume one,

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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Abū al-ʻAlāʼ al-Maʻarrī, 973-1057
Autres auteurs: Schoeler, Gregor, Gelder, G. J. H. van
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Arabic
Publié: New York : New York University Press, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Philosophy, Arab.
Forgiveness.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Philosophie arabe > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Pardon > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Philosophy, Arab > Early works to 1800.
Forgiveness > Early works to 1800.
Early works.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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 Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibn al-Qarih's hypocrisy and sycophancy by imagining he has died and arrived with some difficulty in Heaven, where he meets famous poets and philologists from the past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and various heretics. Al-Ma'arri-a maverick, a vegan, and often b.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (464 pages).
ISBN:9780814768990

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