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The Epistle of Forgiveness : Volume Two: Hypocrites, Heretics, and Other Sinners / Volume two, Hypocrites, heretics, and other sinners / Hypocrites, heretics, and other sinners / Volume two,
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 by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih. With biting irony, The Epistle of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Arabic |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | Bilingual English and Arabic ed. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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 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 branded a he. |
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| Item Description: | Print version cataloged as a monographic set by Library of Congress. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780814768969 |