The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volumes One and Two - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Abū L-ʿa Al-Maʿarrī, Gregor Schoeler (Translator), Geert Jan Van Gelder (Translator)Series:Library of Arabic Literature #29Publish date:2016-03-15Pages:584
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479834945ISBN-10:1479834947UPC:9781479834945Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:ClassicsSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCHPB670ST
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...
Series: Library of Arabic Literature #29
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479834945ISBN-10:1479834947UPC:9781479834945Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:ClassicsSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCHPB670ST
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (Author)
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (363-449/973-1058) was a major poet and prose writer of the late Abbasid period. Born near Aleppo, Syria, he lost his eyesight in childhood and was renowned for his asceticism. Matthew Reynolds (Foreword by)
Matthew Reynolds is Professor of English and Comparative Criticism at Oxford University. Gregor Schoeler (Translator)
Gregor Schoeler...
Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (363-449/973-1058) was a major poet and prose writer of the late Abbasid period. Born near Aleppo, Syria, he lost his eyesight in childhood and was renowned for his asceticism. Matthew Reynolds (Foreword by)
Matthew Reynolds is Professor of English and Comparative Criticism at Oxford University. Gregor Schoeler (Translator)
Gregor Schoeler...
Publisher: New York University Press
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