The Epistle of Forgiveness, Volume Two: Or, a Pardon to Enter the Garden: Hypocrites, Heretics, and Other Sinners

by Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī and أبو العلاء المعري

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 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814771947
• ISBN13: 9780814771945
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"