Remapping Persian Literary History, 1700-1900

Kevin L. Schwartz

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2020

Remapping Persian Literary History, 1700-1900

Kevin L. Schwartz

In the series Edinburgh Historical Studies of Iran and the Persian World

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474450867

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An integrative multi-regional account of Persian literary history on the cusp of the modern period

Assesses the manner in which a major Iranian nationalist motif has dominated the writing of Persian literary history
Recovers marginalised communities and trends in Persian literary culture in Afghanistan and South Asia
Provides 3 cases (Iran, Afghanistan, and South Asia) to offer an integrative retelling of trends in Persian literary culture in the 18th and 19th century
Bridges the gap between Middle Eastern and South Asian studies by privileging a multi-regional frame over a regional studies one
Creatively uses tadhkiras (biographical anthologies) to reconstruct Iranian nationalist historiography, poetic networks and literary debates
Uses digital maps to visualise social and literary networks and textual production

Integrating forgotten tales of literary communities across Iran, Afghanistan and South Asia – at a time when Islamic empires were fracturing and new state formations were emerging – this book offers a more global understanding of Persian literary culture in the 18th and 19th centuries. It challenges the manner in which Iranian nationalism has infiltrated Persian literary history writing and recovers the multi-regional breadth and vibrancy of a global lingua franca connecting peoples and places across Islamic Eurasia.

Focusing on 3 case studies (18th-century Isfahan, a small court in South India and the literary climate of the Anglo-Afghan war), it reveals the literary and cultural ties that bound this world together as well as some of the trends that broke it apart.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Note on Transliteration and Translation Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Remembering Iran, Forgetting the Persianate: Persian Literary Historiography of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
2 Reformation and Reconstruction of Poetic Networks: Isfahan c.1722–1801 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
3 A Market for the Masters: Afghanistan c.1839–1842 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
4 Debating Poetry on the Edge of the Persianate World: Arcot c.1850 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 248
Illustrations
- Other: 12 B/W illustrations 1 B/W tables
Keywords: Islamic Studies

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474450867