Literature of Early Twentieth Century: From Constitutional Period to - A History of Persian Literature

The eleventh volume in this ground-breaking series pays special attention to politically engaged poetry, written during a turbulent period which saw the Constitutional Revolution in Iran as well as the rise to power of Reza Shah and his attempts to implement reform. Throughout this time, poets began to turn their attention towards the country's ordinary people, rather than concentrate on its elites. This volume also examines the prose fiction of the period, which saw the rise of the novel and short story. Additionally, Persian satire began to grow in importance, especially with the increased popularity of poets and novelists such as Iraj Mirza and Sadeq Hedayat. This wide-ranging volume is an invaluable companion for anyone who wants to understand how the Persian literary scene changed at the beginning of the twentieth century, reflecting the social and political contexts in which this literature was created

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• Authors: Ali-Asghar Seyed-Ghorab, A A Seyed-Gohrab, A. A. Seyed-Gohrab
• Assisted by: Ehsan Yarshater (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.07.2015
• EAN: 9781845119126
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-912-6
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 46 mm
• Series: History of Persian Literature; History of Persian Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Persian (Farsi)