Publication Date
2017
Publication Place
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY -
Routledge
Subject
Persian drama > Translations into English. Persian literature > Translations into English. Iran > History > 1905-1911. Iran > History > Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925.
Type
Book
Language
eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource
Library
Yale University
Library Asset ID
1315403897 1315403900 9781315403892 9781315403908 1138223727 9781138223721
Record ID
99173230363408651
Date
2017
Sample Text
The True Dream is a Persian satirical drama set in Isfahan in the lead up to Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1911. Although its three authors hail from the clerical class, they criticize the arrogance, corruption and secularity of the Iranian ruling dynasty and clergy, taking Isfahan as their example. The work blends fact and fiction by summoning the prominent men of the city to account for themselves on the Day of Judgment. God speaks offstage, delivering withering judgements of their behaviour. The dream of the authors is a vision of an Iran governed by law, where justice prevails and the clergy are honestly religious. This book has the Persian and English translation on facing pages. The introduction presents brief biographies of the authors - who wrote anonymously, but were all executed. One of the authors was the father of Mohammad-Ali Jamâlzâdeh, a pioneer of modern Persian fiction, and The True Dream was one of the first dramas, in European style, to be written in Persian. The book shows that today's struggle for a modern society began more than a century ago, and then and now pivots on the role of the Islamic clerics (the ulama). Using colloquial language, this first English translation of a significant and humorous Persian satirical drama will prove an accessible and valuable resource for students of Persian. By marking a significant point in the influence of Western political philosophy and Western drama on the Persian intellectual classes, this book will also appeal to students and scholars of Middle Eastern History and Political Science.
Kataloğa Eklendi
August 07, 2024
Diğer Sorumlular
Malek-al-Motkallemin, author McGlinn, Sen, translator Seyed-Gohrab, A. A. (Ali Asghar), 1968- translator Seyyed Jamâl-al-Din Wâ ʻez, author Sheykh Ahmad Kermâni, author
Bibliyografya
Includes bibliographical references and index.
İçindekiler
Introduction Translation of The true dream.
Yerel Notlar
Access is available to the Yale community.
Diğer Formatlar
Print version: True dream. London ; New York : Routledge, 2017
Dizi
Iranian studies (London, England) ; 35 Iranian Studies ; 35
Varyant ve İlgili Başlıklar
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025
