Persian Parables : Form as Philosophy / Hamid Dabashi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dabashi, Hamid.

Series:

Translation/Transnation Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

A major reassessment of the parable in Persian literature and its contribution to philosophical and creative thinking In this book, Hamid Dabashi offers a radical reconsideration of the parable in Persian literature, arguing that parabolic thinking is a mode of philosophical reflection.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction. Persian Parables: Form as Philosophy

1. Persian Parables as Philosophical Form

2. Persian Poetry as Philosophical Parables

3. Persian Parables as Philosophical Poetry

4. The Parabolic Prose and Poetry of the Unknowing Subject

5. From the Poetics to the Aesthetics of the Unknowing Subject

Conclusion. Persian Parables as the Philosophical Form of the Unknowing Subject

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Dabashi, Hamid Persian Parables

ISBN:

9780691269900

OCLC:

1594000200