Ruse and Wit: The Humorous in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Narrative - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Dominic Parviz Brookshaw (Editor), Olga M. Davidson (Contribution by), Ali Gheissari (Contribution by)Series:IlexPublish date:2012-10-08Pages:172
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ilex FoundationISBN-13:9780674066700ISBN-10:674066707UPC:9780674066700Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Middle EasternSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCQW4WF4YN
Ruse and Wit: The Humorous in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Narrative
The essays in Ruse and Wit examine in detail a wide range of texts (from nonsensical prose, to ribald poetry, titillating anecdotes, edifying plays, and journalistic satire) that span the best part of a millennium of humorous and satirical writing in the Islamic world, from classical Arabic to medieval and modern Persian, and Ottoman Turkish (and by extension Modern Greek). While acknowledging...
Series: Ilex
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ilex FoundationISBN-13:9780674066700ISBN-10:674066707UPC:9780674066700Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Middle EasternSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCQW4WF4YN
Dominic Parviz Brookshaw is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Persian Literature at Stanford University
Publisher: Ilex Foundation
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