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

Published New York : Routledge, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (184 pages) Series Iranian studies ; 5 Iranian studies (London, England) ; 5. Contents Introduction : the conundrum of modernity -- Beyond "mist and pebble" : ordering the culture of modernity -- The poetics of (national) truth content -- Perilous ends of history : the rhetoric of commitment and the poetics of nationalism -- Literature of commandment and the crisis of commitment -- De-centering dissent -- Epilogue : contending with history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index Notes Print version record Subject Persian literature -- Afghanistan -- History and criticism Persian literature -- Political aspects -- Afghanistan Politics and literature -- Afghanistan Persian literature Politics and literature Afghanistan Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780203946022 0203946022

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