Memories of an impossible future : : Mehdi Akhavan Sales and the poetics of time / / by Marie Huber.
In Memories of an Impossible Future: Mehdi Akhavān Sāles and the Poetics of Time Marie Huber traces the quest for a modern language of poetry through different figurations of temporality in the works of one of Iran’s foremost poets. Akhavān is placed in dialogue with European thinkers and emerges as...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Iran Studies, Volume 14 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, [Netherlands] : : Brill,, 2017. ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Iran studies ;
Volume 14. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (174 pages). |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | In Memories of an Impossible Future: Mehdi Akhavān Sāles and the Poetics of Time Marie Huber traces the quest for a modern language of poetry through different figurations of temporality in the works of one of Iran’s foremost poets. Akhavān is placed in dialogue with European thinkers and emerges as an original voice in world literature. Chapters examine aspects of rhythm and metaphor, messianism and historicity, and functions of time in Akhavān’s lyric and epic poems. Through a range of close readings Huber seeks to understand Akhavān’s texts as crystallisations of a historical moment, both rooted in the Persian tradition and pointing beyond it. Her analyses combine attention to philological detail with meditations on the philosophical significance of Akhavān’s poetics. |
|---|---|
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004323791 |
| ISSN: | 1569-7401 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Marie Huber. |