The Epistle of Forgiveness : : Volumes One and Two /

The Epistle of Forgiveness : : Volumes One and Two / / Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī.

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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 bit...

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VerfasserIn:
al-Maʿarrī, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ,
MitwirkendeR:
Gelder, Geert Jan van,
Reynolds, Matthew,
Schoeler, Gregor,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Library of Arabic Literature ; 29
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Letter from the General Editor
  • About this Paperback
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Abbreviations used in the Introduction and Translation
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • A Note on the Text
  • Notes to the Introduction
  • The Epistle of Ibn al-Qāriḥ
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Names and Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
  • About the Translators
  • The Library of Arabic Literature

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