The Epistle of Forgiveness : : Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell /

The Epistle of Forgiveness : : Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell / / Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī; ed. by Gregor Schoeler, Geert Jan van Gelder.

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 Forgiven...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
al-Maʿarrī, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ,
HerausgeberIn:
Gelder, Geert Jan van,
Schoeler, Gregor,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Library of Arabic Literature ; 32
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Letter from the General Editor
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations used in the Introduction and Translation
  • Introduction
  • A Note on the Text
  • A Note on the Edition
  • Notes to the Introduction
  • The Epistle of Ibn al-Qāriḥ
  • The Epistle of Forgiveness.
  • Preamble
  • Paradise (I)
  • The Sheikh’s Story of his Resurrection, the Day of Judgement, and his Entry into Paradise
  • Paradise (II)
  • Between Paradise and Hell
  • Hell
  • Return to Paradise
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Names and Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
  • About the Typefaces
  • About the Editor-Translators

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