The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volumes One and Two

by Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī and Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479834947
• ISBN13: 9781479834945
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.2"