Forugh Farrokhzad, Poet of Modern Iran - Iconic Woman and Feminine Pioneer of New Persian Poetry

Informationen zum Autor Dominic Parviz Brookshaw is a Lecturer in Persian Studies and Iranian Literature at the University of Manchester. He has also held positions at McGill University! Canada! and the University of Oxford. His other publications include 'Hafiz and his Contemporaries: A Study of Fourteenth-century Persian Love Poetry' (Tauris Academic Studies) and! with Seena B. Fazel! he edited 'The Baha'is of Iran: Socio-historical Studies'. Nasrin Rahimieh is Maseeh Chair and Director of the Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture and Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California! Irvine. Klappentext The pioneering Iranian poet and filmmaker Forugh Farrokhzad was an iconic figure in her own day and has come to represent the spirit of revolt against patriarchal and cultural norms in 1960s Iran. This title offers a tribute to the work of a remarkable woman which introduces and explains her legacy for a 21st-century audience. The pioneering Iranian poet and filmmaker Forugh Farrokhzad was an iconic figure in her own day and has come to represent the spirit of revolt against patriarchal and cultural norms in 1960s Iran. This title offers a tribute to the work of a remarkable woman which introduces and explains her legacy for a 21st-century audience. Zusammenfassung The pioneering Iranian poet and filmmaker Forugh Farrokhzad was an iconic figure in her own day and has come to represent the spirit of revolt against patriarchal and cultural norms in 1960s Iran. This title offers a tribute to the work of a remarkable woman which introduces and explains her legacy for a 21st-century audience. Inhaltsverzeichnis TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Introduction! Dominic Parviz Brookshaw! University of Manchester and Nasrin Rahimieh! University of California Irvine. 2. "Of the Sins of Forugh Farrokhzad"! Homa Katouzian! Middle East Centre! St Antony's College! Oxford. 3. "Men and Women Together: Love! Marriage! and Gender in Forugh Farrokhzad's Asir"! Marta Simidchieva! York University! Toronto. 4. "Places of Confinement! Liberation! and Decay: The Home and the Garden in the Poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad"! Dominic Parviz Brookshaw! University of Manchester. 5. "Forugh Farrokhzad's Romance with Her Muse"! Rivanne Sandler! University of Toronto.6. "Bewildered Mirror: Mirror! Self! and World in the Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad"! Leila Rahimi Bahmany! Freie Universität! Berlin.7. "Personal Rebellion and Social Revolt in the Works of Forugh Farrokhzad"! Kamran Talattof! University of Arizona. 8. "Garden in Motion"! Michael Beard! University of North Dakota. 9. "Forugh Farrokhzad's Apocalyptic Visions"! Sirous Shamisa! Allameh Tabatabai University! Tehran. 10. "Capturing the Abject of the Nation in The House is Black"! Nasrin Rahimieh! University of California Irvine. 11. "The House is Black: A Timeless Visual Essay"! Maryam Ghorbankarimi! University of Edinburgh. 12. "Forugh Farrokhzad as Translator of Modern German Poetry: observations about the anthology! Marg-e man ruzi"! Nima Mina! SOAS! London. 13. "Alien Rebirths of 'Another Birth'"! M. R. Ghanoonparvar! University of Texas at Austin. 14. "Re-Writing Forugh: Writers! Intellectuals! Artists! and Forugh Farrokhzad's Legacy in the Iranian Diaspora"! Persis M. Karim! San Jose State University. ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dominic Parviz Brookshaw, Dominic Parviz Rahimieh Brookshaw, Nasrin Rahimieh
• Collaboration: Dominic Parviz Brookshaw (Editeur), Nasrin Rahimieh (Editeur)
• Edition: Tauris, I.B.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 05.11.2010
• EAN: 9781848851559
• ISBN: 978-1-84885-155-9
• Pages: 256
• Thèmes: International Library of Iranian Studies; International Library of Irani; International Library of Iranian Studies; International Library of Irani
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises