Modern Persian literature in Afghanistan : anomalous visions of history and form / Wali Ahmadi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahmadi, Wali.

Series:

Iranian studies (London, England) ; 5.

Iranian studies ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian literature--Afghanistan--History and criticism.

Persian literature.

Persian literature--Political aspects--Afghanistan.

Politics and literature--Afghanistan.

Politics and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the unleashing of the ""War on Terror"" in the aftermath of 9/11, Afghanistan has become prominent in the news. However, we need to appreciate that no substantive understanding of contemporary history, politics and society of this country can be achieved without a thorough analysis of the Afghan encounter with cultural and literary modernity and modernization.Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan does just that. The book offers a balanced and interdisciplinary analysis of the rich and admirable contemporary poetry and fiction of a land long tormented by wars a

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The conundrum of modernity; 1 Beyond "Mist and Pebble": Ordering the culture of modernity; 2 The poetics of (national) truth content; 3 Perilous ends of history: The rhetoric of commitment and the poetics of nationalism; 4 Literature of Commandement and the crisis of commitment; 5 De-centering dissent; Epilogue: Contending with history; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-180) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-07276-7

1-134-07277-5

1-281-19799-8

9786611197995

0-203-94602-2

9780203946022

OCLC:

476129934