Time togetherTime apartCloseness, kinshipParting, distanceSufficiency, refreshmentPoverty, lackEnjoyment, clarified doubtsTravel, no news
The early imagery is bright enough to give time a radiant face. The later imagery is bitter enough to turn parting into something one must drink. The sustained movement from affection to deprivation gives the episode its emotional shape.
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The Ḥulwān Maqāmah: Companionship, Poverty, and Parting
Time togetherTime apartCloseness, kinshipParting, distanceSufficiency, refreshmentPoverty, lackEnjoyment, clarified doubtsTravel, no news
The early imagery is bright enough to give time a radiant face. The later imagery is bitter enough to turn parting into something one must drink. The sustained movement from affection to deprivation gives the episode its emotional shape.