The Poetics of Iranian Cinema Aesthetics, Modernity and Film After the Revolution

In the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Iranian society and culture underwent massive changes. Here, Khatereh Sheibani argues that cinema evolved after the national uprising in 1978/79, and ultimately replaced poetry as the dominant form of cultural expression. She presents a comparative analysis of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema as an offshoot of Iranian modernity, and explains its connections with the themes present in traditional Persian poetry and conventional visual arts. She examines the pre-revolutionary film industry - such as Iranian new wave and filmfarsi movies - its styles and themes, and its relation to the emerging cinema after 1978. Sheibani argues that Iranian art cinema, as one of the signifiers and agents of modernity, underwent a cultural revolution by employing the aesthetics of Persian literature and visual arts in a modern context. This is a valuable contribution to the scholarly literature on Iranian cinema, politics and culture.>

Product details

• Authors: Khatereh Sheibani, Sheibani Khatereh
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 20.09.2011
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies
• EAN: 9781848857414
• ISBN: 978-1-84885-741-4
• Pages: 240
• Dimensions (packing): 14.2 x 21.8 x 2.6 cm
• Series: International Library of Iranian Studies; International Library of Irani > NO.; International Library of Iranian Studies; International Library of Irani > NO.
• Subjects: Iran, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, Literary studies: poetry & poets, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Film Theory & Criticism, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Film history, theory or criticism, Persian (Farsi)