{"product_id":"the-epistle-of-forgiveness-volumes-one-and-two-paperback","title":"The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volumes One and Two - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbū L-ʿa Al-Maʿarrī\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregor Schoeler\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGeert Jan Van Gelder\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as \"one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature\" (\u003ci\u003eBanipal Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Epistle of Forgiveness\u003c\/i\u003e 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, where he meets famous poets and philologists from the past. In al-Ma'arri's imaginative telling, Ibn al-Qari also glimpses Hell and converses with the Devil and various heretics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAl-Ma'arri--a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretic himself--seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. Among other things, he introduces us to hypocrites, poets, princes, rebels, mystics, and apostates, with asides on piety, superstition, wine-drinking, old age, and other topics. This remarkable book is the first complete translation of this masterpiece into any language, all the more impressive because of Al-Ma'arri's highly ornate and difficult style, his use of rhymed prose, and his numerous obscure words and expressions. Replete with erudite commentary, amusing anecdotes, and sardonic wit, \u003ci\u003eThe Epistle of Forgiveness\u003c\/i\u003e is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī\u003c\/b\u003e (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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Reynolds (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMatthew Reynolds \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English and Comparative Criticism at Oxford University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregor Schoeler (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGregor Schoeler\u003c\/b\u003e was the chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Basel from 1982 to 2009. His books in the fields of Islamic Studies and classical Arabic literature include The Oral and the Written in Early Islam, and Paradies und Holle, a partial German translation of The Epistle of Forgiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeert Jan van Gelder (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeert Jan van Gelder\u003c\/b\u003e was Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford from 1998 to 2012. He is the author of several books on classical Arabic literature, including Beyond the Line: Classical Arabic Literary Critics on the Coherence and Unity of the Poem and Of Dishes and Discourse: Classical Arabic Literary Representations of Food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 584\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338432675929,"sku":"9781479834945","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/enBTR1dseDJTK0g0TmRvKzRCOWMvdz09.webp?v=1779422975","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/de\/products\/the-epistle-of-forgiveness-volumes-one-and-two-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}