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Abu l-¿Ala¿ al-Ma¿arri

The Epistle of Forgiveness

Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell

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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. 449/1057), 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 branded a heretic himself-seems to mock popular ideas about… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-8147-7197-6
  • EAN: 9780814771976
  • Produktnummer: 21432617
  • Verlag: Canongate Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 1'580 KB
  • Reihenbandnummer: 32

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