The Epistle of Forgiveness
Volumes One and Two
Known as one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature (Banipal Magazine), 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 by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qari. With biting irony, The Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibn al-Qari'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. In al-Ma'arri's imaginative telling, Ibn al-Qari also glimpses Hell and converses with the Devil and various heretics.Al-Ma'arri-a maverick, a vegan, and o…
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Weitere Autoren: Schoeler, Gregor (Übers.) / Gelder, Geert Jan Van (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4798-6551-2
- EAN: 9781479865512
- Produktnummer: 21432956
- Verlag: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'300 KB
- Reihenbandnummer: 29
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Abu l-'Ala al-Ma'arri
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