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Ruse and Wit: The Humorous in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Narrative
Dominic P Brookshaw
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Description for Ruse and Wit: The Humorous in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Narrative
Paperback. These essays examine a millennium of humorous and satirical writing in the Islamic world. Humor in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish narrative emerges here as a culturally modulated phenomenon that demands examination with reference to its historical framework and that, in turn, communicates as much about its producers as it does about its audience. Editor(s): Brookshaw, Dominic Parviz. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
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 significant elements of continuity in the humorous across distinct languages, divergent time periods, and disparate geographical regions, the authors have not shied away from the particular and the specific. When viewed collectively, the findings presented in the essays ... Read more
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 significant elements of continuity in the humorous across distinct languages, divergent time periods, and disparate geographical regions, the authors have not shied away from the particular and the specific. When viewed collectively, the findings presented in the essays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Series
Ilex Series
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674066700
SKU
V9780674066700
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About Dominic P Brookshaw
Dominic Parviz Brookshaw is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Persian Literature at Stanford University Olga M. Davidson is a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University. Anna Stavrakopoulou is Associate Professor of Theater Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Reviews for Ruse and Wit: The Humorous in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Narrative
This fascinating collection of articles…enriches our knowledge of classical and modern literature in the Near and Middle East, showing the importance of wit and entertainment in writing throughout history, and alerting us to the challenge of decoding the authors' play with bawdy satire and delicate humor.
Christine von Ruymbeke, University of Cambridge These scholarly papers offer nuanced and comparative ... Read more
Christine von Ruymbeke, University of Cambridge These scholarly papers offer nuanced and comparative ... Read more