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Literature of the early twentieth century : from the constitutional period to Reza Shah

editor by Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab

(A history of Persian literature / general editor, Ehsan Yarshater, v.11)

I.B. Tauris, 2015

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"Sponsored by Persian Heritage Foundation (New York) & Center for Iranian studies, Columbia University"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-497) and index

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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

Table of Contents

Foreword Chapter 1: The Political and Social Background of the Literature of the Period (1900-1940). Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab Chapter 2: Poetry As Awakening: Singing Modernity. Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab Chapter 3: Modern Persian Prose Fiction between 1900 and 1940. Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab Chapter 4: Satire in Persian Literature, 1900-1940. Homa Katouzian Chapter 5: Women Poets. Dominic Parviz Brookshaw Chapter 6: Translations of European Poetry and their Reception. Parvin Loloi Chapter 7: A History of Iranian Drama (1850-1941). Saeed Talajooy Chapter 8: Early Twentieth Century Journals in Iran: Response to Modernity in Literary Reviews. Kamran Talattof Chapter 9: The History of Children's Literature (1900-1940). Zohreh Ghaeni

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