Literary Subterfuge and Contemporary Persian Fiction

Who Writes Iran?

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Literary Subterfuge and Contemporary Persian Fiction by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami ISBN: 9781317668763
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 25, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
ISBN: 9781317668763
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 25, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The main focus of Literary Subterfuge and Contemporary Persian Fiction is to identify components and elements which define Persian modernist fiction, placing an emphasis on literary concepts and devices which provide the dynamics of the evolutionary trajectory of this modernism.  

The question of ‘who writes Iran’ refers to a contested area which goes beyond the discipline of literary criticism. Non-literary discourses have made every effort to impose their "committed" readings on literary texts; they have even managed to exert influence on the process of literary creation. In this process, inevitably, many works, or segments of them, and many concepts which do not lend themselves to such readings have been ignored; at the same time, many of them have been appropriated by these discourses. Yet components and elements of Persian literary tradition have persistently engaged in this discursive confrontation, mainly by insisting on literature’s relative autonomy, so that at least concepts such as conformity and subterfuge, essential in terms of defining modern and modernist Persian fiction, could be defined in a literary manner.

Proffering an alternative in terms of literary historiography; this book supports a methodological approach that considers literary narratives which occur in the margins of dominant discourses, and indeed promote non-discursivity, as the main writers of Persian modernist fiction. It is an essential resource for scholars and researchers interested in Persian and comparative literature, as well as Middle Eastern Studies more broadly.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The main focus of Literary Subterfuge and Contemporary Persian Fiction is to identify components and elements which define Persian modernist fiction, placing an emphasis on literary concepts and devices which provide the dynamics of the evolutionary trajectory of this modernism.  

The question of ‘who writes Iran’ refers to a contested area which goes beyond the discipline of literary criticism. Non-literary discourses have made every effort to impose their "committed" readings on literary texts; they have even managed to exert influence on the process of literary creation. In this process, inevitably, many works, or segments of them, and many concepts which do not lend themselves to such readings have been ignored; at the same time, many of them have been appropriated by these discourses. Yet components and elements of Persian literary tradition have persistently engaged in this discursive confrontation, mainly by insisting on literature’s relative autonomy, so that at least concepts such as conformity and subterfuge, essential in terms of defining modern and modernist Persian fiction, could be defined in a literary manner.

Proffering an alternative in terms of literary historiography; this book supports a methodological approach that considers literary narratives which occur in the margins of dominant discourses, and indeed promote non-discursivity, as the main writers of Persian modernist fiction. It is an essential resource for scholars and researchers interested in Persian and comparative literature, as well as Middle Eastern Studies more broadly.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Educational Policy Borrowing in China by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Learning to Teach Citizenship in the Secondary School by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Reform and Intellectual Debate in Victorian England by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Social and Personality Development by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Dis/organization as Communication by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book The A–Z of Social Research Jargon by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Pilgrimage by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Laws of Inheritance by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Re-Thinking Men by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book A History of Ireland by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Social Media and Election Campaigns by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Debates in Modern Languages Education by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book Bisexuality in the Lives of Men by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
Cover of the book The Routledge Companion to Advertising and Promotional Culture by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy