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Traditionally, Iranian women have been veiled from public view and constrained from public expression. Milani illustrates that in Iran the 19th-century movement to unveil was closely linked to women's emergence as literary figures. This, the first work devoted to the rich literature of the female writers of Iran, is itself an example of great literature from an Iranian female writer. With poetic insight, Milani dis cusses the themes of disclosure and secrecy that have delineated the Iranian woman's universe and characterized her expression. Highly recommended for all literature, anthropology, and women's studies collections.
- Paula I. Nielson, Loyola Marymount Univ. Lib., Los Angeles
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
- Paula I. Nielson, Loyola Marymount Univ. Lib., Los Angeles
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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thoughtfully written insight on the evolution of Persian women writers.....,
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This review is from: Veils and Words: The Emerging Voices of Iranian Women Writers (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East) (Paperback)
Dr. Milani, author of "Veils and Words," gives us a glimpse into the plight and challenge of female Persian writers, as a revolution and an evolution in literary growth and self expression. We learn about how it was considered a subversive (and even deadly) artistic form for women. This was just as controversial as removing your veil (or hajab), for men to get a glimpse at your beauty. Women writing was synonymous with promiscuity and corruption. We are so lucky that Dr. Farzanah Milani introduces us to some of the poems (and poets) that brought this revolution to the forefront of Persian culture.
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Bravo,
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This review is from: Veils and Words: The Emerging Voices of Iranian Women Writers (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East) (Paperback)
Bravo Dr. F. Milani. Highly readable, interesting work
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Literature in Iran has long possessed a predominantly masculine character. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mass unveiling, bitter unions, women storytellers, unveiled women, shrine city Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Al-e Ahmad, Miss Fotuhi, Forugh Farrokhzad, Taj-os Saltaneh, Simin Daneshvar, Islamic Republic, Mahshid Amirshahi, Tehran University, Simin Behbahani, Tahereh Qorratol'Ayn, Tahereh Saffarzadeh, Parvin E'tessami, Reza Shah Pahlavi, Virginia Woolf, Shahrnush Parsipur, Molla Taqi, Ayatollah Khomeini, Fire Quenched, Goli Tarraqi, Hazrat-e Zeinab, Iraj Mirza, Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, Shusha Guppy, Curbed Men, Garden Conquered New!
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Literature in Iran has long possessed a predominantly masculine character. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mass unveiling, bitter unions, women storytellers, unveiled women, shrine city Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Al-e Ahmad, Miss Fotuhi, Forugh Farrokhzad, Taj-os Saltaneh, Simin Daneshvar, Islamic Republic, Mahshid Amirshahi, Tehran University, Simin Behbahani, Tahereh Qorratol'Ayn, Tahereh Saffarzadeh, Parvin E'tessami, Reza Shah Pahlavi, Virginia Woolf, Shahrnush Parsipur, Molla Taqi, Ayatollah Khomeini, Fire Quenched, Goli Tarraqi, Hazrat-e Zeinab, Iraj Mirza, Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, Shusha Guppy, Curbed Men, Garden Conquered New!
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- Another Birth by Forugh Farrokhzad on 8 pages
- The Blindfold Horse: Memories of a Persian Childhood by Shusha Guppy on 7 pages
- The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran by Roy Mottahedeh on 4 pages
- Beyond the Veil, Revised Edition: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society by Fatima Mernissi on 4 pages
- Tahirih the Pure by Martha L. Root on 4 pages
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