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  1. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volumes One and Two
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY ; Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin

    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 H/1057 AD), to a letter by an... more

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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 H/1057 AD), 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-Maarri’s imaginative telling, Ibn al-Qari also glimpses Hell and converses with the Devil and various heretics.Al-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, The Epistle of Forgiveness is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature.

     
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    Contributor: Gelder, Geert Jan van; Reynolds, Matthew; Schoeler, Gregor
    Language: English
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    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781479848102
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 29
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  2. Classical Arabic Literature
    A Library of Arabic Literature Anthology
    Author: Gelder, Geert Jan van
    Published: [2012]
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY ; Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin

    A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the 18th century, with short introductions to guide non-specialist students and informative endnotes... more

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    A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the 18th century, with short introductions to guide non-specialist students and informative endnotes and bibliography for advanced scholars. Both entertaining and informative, Classical Arabic Literature ranges from the early Bedouin poems with their evocation of desert life to refined urban lyrical verse, from tender love poetry to sonorous eulogy and vicious lampoon, and from the heights of mystical rapture to the frivolity of comic verse. Prose selections include anecdotes, entertaining or edifying tales and parables, a fairy-tale, a bawdy story, samples of literary criticism, and much more.With this anthology, distinguished Arabist Geert Jan van Gelder brings together well-known texts as well as less familiar pieces new even to scholars. Classical Arabic Literature reveals the rich variety of pre-modern Arabic social and cultural life, where secular texts flourished alongside religious ones. This masterful anthology introduces this vibrant literary heritage—including pieces translated into English for the first time—to a wide spectrum of new readers.

     
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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 9780814745113
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 5
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  3. Close Relationships
    Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature
    Author: Gelder, Geert Jan van
    Published: 2005
    Publisher:  I.B. Tauris & Co., London ; EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA

    Close Relationships is Geert Jan van Gelder's groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse facts and opinions concerning incest and close-kin marriage found in literary and non-literary pre-modern Arabic texts. The pre-Islamic Arabs knew... more

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    Close Relationships is Geert Jan van Gelder's groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse facts and opinions concerning incest and close-kin marriage found in literary and non-literary pre-modern Arabic texts. The pre-Islamic Arabs knew about the dangers of inbreeding; the Qur'an formulates the basic principles of marriage impediments in Islam, which were elaborated by generations of jurists. Incest is a motif found in lampoons, anecdotes, stories, legends, dream interpretation, and polemics with other religions, in particular the Zoroastrians, who in pre-Islamic times allegedly reco.

     
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    ISBN: 9780857711458; 0857711458; 1282527908; 9781282527904
    RVK Categories: EN 2680
    Series: Library of Middle East History
    Subjects: Arabisch; Literatur
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (288 pages)
  4. Sound and Sense in Classical Arabic Poetry
    Author: Gelder, Geert Jan van
    Published: 2015
    Publisher:  Harrassowitz, O, Wiesbaden

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  5. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volume Two: Hypocrites, Heretics, and Other Sinners
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2014]; © 2014
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY

    One of themost unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolificSyrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-?Ala? al-Ma?arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to aletter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih.... more

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    One of themost unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolificSyrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-?Ala? al-Ma?arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to aletter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih. With biting irony, The Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibnal-Qarih’s hypocrisy and sycophancy by imagining he has died and arrived withsome difficulty in Heaven, where he meets famous poets and philologists fromthe past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and variousheretics. Al-Ma?arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretichimself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. This second volume is a point-by-point reply to Ibnal-Qarih’s letter using al-Ma?arri’s characteristic mixture of erudition,irony, and admonition, enlivened with anecdotes and poems. Among other things,he writes about hypocrites; heretical poets, princes, rebels, and mystics;apostates; piety; superstition; the plight of men of letters; collaborativeauthorship; wine-drinking; old age; repentance; pre-Islamic pilgrimage customs;and money. This remarkable book is the first complete translation in anylanguage, all the more impressive because of al-Ma?arri’s highly ornate anddifficult style, his use of rhymed prose, and numerous obscure words andexpressions

     
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    Contributor: Gelder, Geert Jan van (Publisher); Schoeler, Gregor (Publisher)
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    ISBN: 9780814768969
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 36
    Subjects: HISTORY / Middle East / General; Forgiveness of sin
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  6. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2013]; © 2013
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY

    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... more

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    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 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 and philologists from the past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and various heretics. Al-Ma?arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretic himself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. This book, the first of two volumes, includes Ibn al-Qarih’s initial letter to al-Ma?arri, as well as the first half of The Epistle of Forgiveness.This translation is the first complete translation in any language and retains the many digressions, difficult passages, and convoluted grammatical discussions of the original typically omitted in other translations. It is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction and detailed annotation. Replete with erudite commentary, amusing anecdotes, and sardonic wit, The Epistle of Forgiveness is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature

     
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    ISBN: 9780814768990
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 32
    Subjects: HISTORY / Middle East / General; Forgiveness; Philosophy, Arab
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  7. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volume Two: Hypocrites, Heretics, and Other Sinners
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2014]
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY ; Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin

    One of themost unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolificSyrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-?Ala? al-Ma?arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to aletter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih.... more

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    One of themost unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolificSyrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-?Ala? al-Ma?arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to aletter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih. With biting irony, The Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibnal-Qarih’s hypocrisy and sycophancy by imagining he has died and arrived withsome difficulty in Heaven, where he meets famous poets and philologists fromthe past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and variousheretics. Al-Ma?arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretichimself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. This second volume is a point-by-point reply to Ibnal-Qarih’s letter using al-Ma?arri’s characteristic mixture of erudition,irony, and admonition, enlivened with anecdotes and poems. Among other things,he writes about hypocrites; heretical poets, princes, rebels, and mystics;apostates; piety; superstition; the plight of men of letters; collaborativeauthorship; wine-drinking; old age; repentance; pre-Islamic pilgrimage customs;and money. This remarkable book is the first complete translation in anylanguage, all the more impressive because of al-Ma?arri’s highly ornate anddifficult style, his use of rhymed prose, and numerous obscure words andexpressions.

     
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    Contributor: Gelder, Geert Jan van; Schoeler, Gregor
    Language: English
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    ISBN: 9780814768969
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 36
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  8. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2013]
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY ; Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin

    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... more

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    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 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 and philologists from the past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and various heretics. Al-Ma?arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretic himself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. This book, the first of two volumes, includes Ibn al-Qarih’s initial letter to al-Ma?arri, as well as the first half of The Epistle of Forgiveness.This translation is the first complete translation in any language and retains the many digressions, difficult passages, and convoluted grammatical discussions of the original typically omitted in other translations. It is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction and detailed annotation. Replete with erudite commentary, amusing anecdotes, and sardonic wit, The Epistle of Forgiveness is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature.

     
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    Contributor: Gelder, Geert Jan van; Schoeler, Gregor
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    ISBN: 9780814768990
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 32
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  9. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volumes One and Two
    Author: al-Maʿarrī, Abū l-ʿAlāʾ
    Published: 2016; ©2016
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY ; Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin

    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... more

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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 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.Al-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, The Epistle of Forgiveness is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature. An English-only edition.

     
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    Contributor: Gelder, Geert Jan van (Mitwirkender); Reynolds, Matthew (Mitwirkender); Schoeler, Gregor (Mitwirkender)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
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    ISBN: 9781479865512
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 29
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource
  10. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volume Two: Hypocrites, Heretics, and Other Sinners
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2014]; © 2014
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY

    One of themost unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolificSyrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-?Ala? al-Ma?arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to aletter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih.... more

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    One of themost unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolificSyrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-?Ala? al-Ma?arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to aletter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih. With biting irony, The Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibnal-Qarih’s hypocrisy and sycophancy by imagining he has died and arrived withsome difficulty in Heaven, where he meets famous poets and philologists fromthe past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and variousheretics. Al-Ma?arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretichimself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. This second volume is a point-by-point reply to Ibnal-Qarih’s letter using al-Ma?arri’s characteristic mixture of erudition,irony, and admonition, enlivened with anecdotes and poems. Among other things,he writes about hypocrites; heretical poets, princes, rebels, and mystics;apostates; piety; superstition; the plight of men of letters; collaborativeauthorship; wine-drinking; old age; repentance; pre-Islamic pilgrimage customs;and money. This remarkable book is the first complete translation in anylanguage, all the more impressive because of al-Ma?arri’s highly ornate anddifficult style, his use of rhymed prose, and numerous obscure words andexpressions

     
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    Contributor: Gelder, Geert Jan van (Publisher); Schoeler, Gregor (Publisher)
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    ISBN: 9780814768969
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 36
    Subjects: HISTORY / Middle East / General; Forgiveness of sin
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  11. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2013]; © 2013
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY

    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... more

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    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 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 and philologists from the past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and various heretics. Al-Ma?arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretic himself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. This book, the first of two volumes, includes Ibn al-Qarih’s initial letter to al-Ma?arri, as well as the first half of The Epistle of Forgiveness.This translation is the first complete translation in any language and retains the many digressions, difficult passages, and convoluted grammatical discussions of the original typically omitted in other translations. It is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction and detailed annotation. Replete with erudite commentary, amusing anecdotes, and sardonic wit, The Epistle of Forgiveness is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature

     
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    Contributor: Gelder, Geert Jan van (Publisher); Schoeler, Gregor (Publisher)
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    ISBN: 9780814768990
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    Series: Library of Arabic Literature ; 32
    Subjects: HISTORY / Middle East / General; Forgiveness; Philosophy, Arab
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  12. Classical Arabic Literature
    A Library of Arabic Literature Anthology
    Author: Gelder, Geert Jan van
    Published: [2012]
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY

    A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the 18th century, with short introductions to guide non-specialist students and informative endnotes... more

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    A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the 18th century, with short introductions to guide non-specialist students and informative endnotes and bibliography for advanced scholars. Both entertaining and informative, Classical Arabic Literature ranges from the early Bedouin poems with their evocation of desert life to refined urban lyrical verse, from tender love poetry to sonorous eulogy and vicious lampoon, and from the heights of mystical rapture to the frivolity of comic verse. Prose selections include anecdotes, entertaining or edifying tales and parables, a fairy-tale, a bawdy story, samples of literary criticism, and much more.With this anthology, distinguished Arabist Geert Jan van Gelder brings together well-known texts as well as less familiar pieces new even to scholars. Classical Arabic Literature reveals the rich variety of pre-modern Arabic social and cultural life, where secular texts flourished alongside religious ones. This masterful anthology introduces this vibrant literary heritage—including pieces translated into English for the first time—to a wide spectrum of new readers Classical Arabic Literature -- Frontmatter -- Letter from the General Editor -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Notes to the Introduction -- Verse -- A Qaṣīdah by ʿAbīd ibn al-Abraṣ -- A Qaṣīdah by ʿAlqamah ibn ʿAbadah -- A Qaṣīdah by al-Muthaqqib al-ʿAbdī -- An Elegy (Marthiyah) by al-Khansāʾ -- Polemics in Verse: An Invective Qaṣīdah by al-Akhṭal and a Reply by Jarīr -- Love in the Desert: A Qaṣīdah by Dhū l-Rummah, “To Mayyah’s Two Abodes, a Greeting!” -- An Umayyad Ghazal Poem, Used as an Abbasid Song Text -- ʿUdhrī Ghazal: a poem attributed to Majnūn Laylā -- Umayyad Ghazal: A Poem by ʿUmar ibn Abī Rabīʿah -- A Love Poem by Umm Khālid -- Anti-Arab, Pro-Iranian Lampoon (Hijāʾ), by Bashshār ibn Burd -- A Muḥdath (“Modern”) Ghazal Epigram by Abū Nuwās -- A Ghazal by Abū Nuwās: On a Boy Called ʿAlī -- Two Wine Poems by Abū Nuwās -- A Lampooning Epigram (Hijāʾ) by Abū Nuwās -- A Ghazal Poem by al-ʿAbbās Ibn al-Aḥnaf -- Three Love Epigrams by ʿUlayyah bint al-Mahdī -- A Zuhdiyyah (“Poem of Asceticism”) by Abū l-ʿAtāhiyah -- Ibn al-Rūmī: On His Poetry -- A Qaṣīdah by Ibn al-Rūmī: A Party at ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Ṣāliḥ al-Hāshimī’s -- A Panegyric Qaṣīdah by al-Buḥturī -- A Victory Ode by al-Mutanabbī: The Qaṣīdah on Sayf al-Dawlah’s Recapture of the Fortress of al-Ḥadath in 343/954 -- Nature Poetry: Two Epigrams by Ibn Khafājah -- Strophic Poem: A Muwashshaḥah by al-Aʿmā al-Tuṭīlī -- An Anonymous Muwashshaḥah from Spain -- “There Descended to You”: A Philosophical Allegory by Ibn Sīnā -- Five Epigrams on Death and Belief, by Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī -- Mystical Ghazal: A Poem by Ibn al-Fāriḍ -- A Mystical Zajal by al-Shushtarī -- Two Elegies on the Death of his Concubine, by Ibn Nubātah al-Miṣrī -- A Zajal: An Elegy on the Elephant Marzūq -- Rajaz -- Prose -- Examples of Early Rhymed Prose (Sajʿ) -- A Pre-Islamic Tale: The Princess on the Myrtle Leaf (Three Versions) -- How the Queen of Sheba Became Queen -- Two Stories from al-Masʿūdī’s Meadows of Gold -- Lives of The Poets: al-Farazdaq Tells the Story of Imruʾ al-Qays and the Girls at the Pond -- Bedouin Romance: The Unhappy Love Story of Qays and Lubnā -- A Parable: The Human Condition, or The Man in the Pit -- Mirror for Princes (and Others): Passages from Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ’s Right Conduct -- Al-Jāḥiẓ on Flies and Other Things -- Essayistic Prose: Al-Tawḥīdī on the Superiority of the Arabs -- History as Literature: Al-Amīn and al-Maʾmūn, the Sons of Hārūn al-Rashīd -- Moral Tales and Parables: Passages from Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ (The Epistles of the Sincere Brethren) -- Prose Narrative: Four Stories by al-Tanūkhī -- The Isfahan Maqāmah by Badīʿ al-Zamān al-Hamadhānī -- The Debate of Pen and Sword, by Aḥmad Ibn Burd al-Aṣghar -- A Visit to Heaven and Hell, by Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī -- Poetics: Ibn Rashīq on the Definition and Structure of Poetry -- Literary Criticism: From The Secrets of Eloquence by ʿAbd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī -- Popular Science: Two Chapters from al-Damīrī’s Encyclopedia of Animals -- A Section from an Adab Encyclopedia: The Chapter on Stinginess fromThe Precious and Refined in Every Genre and Kind by al-Ibshīhī -- A Fairytale: The Tale of the Forty Girls -- Erotica: The Young Girl and the Dough Kneader, from al- Tīfāshī’s The Old Man’s Rejuvenation -- Two Burlesque Stories from Brains Confounded by al-Shirbīnī -- Lyrical Prose: A Visit to the Bath, by al-Ḥaymī al-Kawkabānī -- Notes -- Chronology -- Glossary of Names and Terms -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Index -- About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- About the Typefaces -- About the Translator

     
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  13. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volume One: A Vision of Heaven and Hell
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2013]
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    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 -- 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 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 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 and philologists from the past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and various heretics. Al-Ma?arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretic himself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. This book, the first of two volumes, includes Ibn al-Qarih’s initial letter to al-Ma?arri, as well as the first half of The Epistle of Forgiveness.This translation is the first complete translation in any language and retains the many digressions, difficult passages, and convoluted grammatical discussions of the original typically omitted in other translations. It is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction and detailed annotation. Replete with erudite commentary, amusing anecdotes, and sardonic wit, The Epistle of Forgiveness is an imaginative tour-de-force by one of the most pre-eminent figures in classical Arabic literature

     
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  14. The Epistle of Forgiveness
    Volume Two: Hypocrites, Heretics, and Other Sinners
    Author: al-Ma'arri, Abu l-'Ala
    Published: [2014]
    Publisher:  New York University Press, New York, NY

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    Frontmatter -- Letter from the General Editor -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations used in the Introduction and Translation -- Introduction -- Notes to the Introduction -- On Hypocrisy -- The Sheikh’s Return to Aleppo -- Heretics, Apostates, and Impious Poets -- Old Age, Grave Sins, Pilgrimages, and Sincere Repentence -- The Stolen Dinars and the Number Eighty -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Concordance with Risālat al-Ghufrān, 9th edition, edited by Bint al-Shāṭiʾ -- Index -- About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- About the Typefaces -- About the Editor-Translators One of themost unusual books in classical Arabic literature, The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolificSyrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-?Ala? al-Ma?arri (d. 449 H/1057 AD), to aletter by an obscure grammarian, Ibn al-Qarih. With biting irony, The Epistle of Forgiveness mocks Ibnal-Qarih’s hypocrisy and sycophancy by imagining he has died and arrived withsome difficulty in Heaven, where he meets famous poets and philologists fromthe past. He also glimpses Hell, and converses with the Devil and variousheretics. Al-Ma?arri—a maverick, a vegan, and often branded a heretichimself—seems to mock popular ideas about the Hereafter. This second volume is a point-by-point reply to Ibnal-Qarih’s letter using al-Ma?arri’s characteristic mixture of erudition,irony, and admonition, enlivened with anecdotes and poems. Among other things,he writes about hypocrites; heretical poets, princes, rebels, and mystics;apostates; piety; superstition; the plight of men of letters; collaborativeauthorship; wine-drinking; old age; repentance; pre-Islamic pilgrimage customs;and money. This remarkable book is the first complete translation in anylanguage, all the more impressive because of al-Ma?arri’s highly ornate anddifficult style, his use of rhymed prose, and numerous obscure words andexpressions

     
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  15. Of Dishes and Discourse
    Classical Arabic Literary Representations of Food
    Author: Gelder, Geert Jan van
    Published: 2014
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    Considers how Arab and Islamic culinary culture may be represented in literary forms. Scholars of the medieval Islamic period are keenly aware of the importance of food and wine as themes in literature. Van Gelder's witty and subtle approach teases... more

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    Considers how Arab and Islamic culinary culture may be represented in literary forms. Scholars of the medieval Islamic period are keenly aware of the importance of food and wine as themes in literature. Van Gelder's witty and subtle approach teases the most out of texts as well as enabling the reader to enjoy a panorama of medieval Arabo-Islamic culture from a most unexpected, yet immediately appreciable, perspective

     
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    Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter I - Introduction; Chapter II - Early Poetry: Feeding as Good Breeding; 1. Food and Glory; 2. The Qasīda or 'Ode'; 3. The Qitca or Short Poem; Chapter III - Eating and the New Ethos; 1. From Generously Abstaining to Pious Abstinence; 2. Satiety and Sin; Chapter IV - Adab, or the Text as a Banquet; 1. Adab Anthologies; 2. Dishes and Discourse: Food in Narrative and Poetry; 3. Food and Filth in al-Azdī's A Day in the Life of Abū l-Qāsim; Chapter V - Food for Satire and Parody; 1. Cacophagy

    2. Ibn Sūdūn's Sweet Nothings3. Warring Edibles, High and Low: Ibn al-Hajjār's Delectable War; 4. From Falūdhaj to Fūl: Different Food for Different People; 5. Peasant Fare: al-Shirbīnī's The Nodding Noddles; Chapter VI - Alimentary Metaphors; 1. Two Good Things: Food and Sex; 2. Dreams Sweet and Savoury; 3. Texts and Tastes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
  16. Sound and Sense in Classical Arabic Poetry
    Author: Gelder, Geert Jan van
    Published: 2015
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    An early 10th-century Arabic critic defined poetry formally as "metrical, rhymed, meaningful speech". There are numerous studies of classical Arabic poetry, both pre-modern and modern, that deal with the themes and motifs of poems. Many of these pay... more

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    Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations and Symbols; Transliteration; Some Terms; Body; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Sounds and Senses; 2. Poetry; 3. The Sound of Classical Arabic Verse: the Known and the Unknown; II. METRE; 1. Arabic Metre; 2. The Suitability of Arabic Prosody; 3. Length or Weight; 4. Asymmetry as an Essential Part of Arabic Poetry; 5. Choosing a Metre; 6. The Irrelevance of the Foot; 7. The Relevance of the Hemistich and the Caesura; 8. Some Metrical Statistics; 9. From Theory to Rare Practice: Three Metres; 10. Long and Short Measure

    11. Extremely Short Measure12. The Beat of the Clapper: An Oddity of Classical Arabic Versification .; 13. Further Metrical Experiments; 14. Degrees of Regularity and Irregularity; 15. Truly Unmetrical Verse; 16. Musical Rhythm and Poetical Metre; 17. Using a Metre; III. RHYME; 1. To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme; 2. Rhyme in Arabic Verse; 3. Rhyme and Metre; 4. Choosing a Rhyme; 5. Monorhyme and Monotony; 6. Enjambment; 7. Anticipating the Rhyme-Word ; 8. Choosing a Rhyme, continued: Feminine Rhyme; 9. Jarring Sounds, 1: The Ugly Rhyme-Letter /kh/ and its Ugly Sisters

    10. Jarring Sounds, 2: The Ugliest Arabic Words and Tongue-Twisters11. Rhyming Irregularities; 12. Ultra-Monorhyme; 13. No Rhyme; 14. Rhyme Rich and Richer; IV. SOUND PATTERNS; 1. Onomatopoeia; 2. Sound Effects for their Own Sake; 3. Alliteration, Lipogram, and Related Forms; 4. Parallelisms and Repetitions; 5. Paronomasia and Double Entendre; V. SOUND AND SENSE; 1. Smoothness and Appropriate Roughness; 2. What is Wrong with al-A4shā's Ayniyyah?; APPENDIX A; Metre and Rhyme in Classical Arabic Poetry: A Practical Survey; APPENDIX B; The Sounds of Arabic; BIBLIOGRAPHY

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