A History of Literary Criticism in Iran 1866-1951: Literary Criticism in the Works of Enlightened Thinkers of Iran : Akhundzade, Kermani, Malkom, Talebof, Maraghe'I, Kasravi and Hedayat [Hardcover]

Iraj Parsinejad (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1588140164 | ISBN-13: 978-1588140166

Cultural writing. Literary criticism. Middle-Eastern Studies. A HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM IN IRAN contains comprehensive research on the works of the leading figures in the field of literary criticism in modernist Iranian thought in the nineteenth century: Mirza Fath `Ali Akhundzade, Mirza Malkom Khan, Mirza `Abd al-Rahim Talebof and Zeyn al-`Abedin Maraghe`i. Inclusion of Ahmad Kasravi and Sadeq Hedayat was considered appropriate later due to some common aspects of critical attitude to the predecessors. These criticisms were the first seeds of modern literary criticism sown in the field of social and political life in Iran. Parsinejad is well-known to researchers in the field of Iranian studies. The publication of this book is useful in familiarizing readers with one of the most crucial aspects of progressive and critical thought in the Iranian modern era.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Parsinejad's history of modem Persian literary criticism is certainly a welcome study to broaden our knowledge about a neglected area in Persian literary history. One of the virtues of this book is the neat organisation of his material and sound analysis of a large number of texts. The book is also very useful as a biographical source of important Persian thinkers at a juncture of Iranian history, which marked a break with the centuries old traditional literary conventions, and settled a new literary taste which remained functional for generations of literati to come. --Bibliotheca Orientalis

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Iraj Parsinejad's account of the beginnings of Iranian "scientific" literary criticism is a very welcome and useful survey of an important but hitherto neglected factor in the development of the criteria by which twentieth century Persian literature came to be written. His work is especially interesting and valuable on the contributions of the earliest and relatively little known writers, Akhundzade and Kermani, whose importance in the emergence of modern Persian letters is convincingly demonstrated.
Dick Davis. Professor of Persian, Ohio State University

Until recently, the history of literary criticism in Iran was a neglected area of inquiry. This book, which has been in preparation for many years, features a descriptive history of that crucial field in the latter part of the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth centuries. It also includes biographies of several major literary critics, which gives it a secondary use as a source of information on the evolution of aesthetic norms in modern Iran.
Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak. Professor of Persian, University of Washington

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: IBEX Publishers (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588140164
• ISBN-13: 978-1588140166
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,788,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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