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Ruse and Wit

The Humorous in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Narrative
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Description

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 collected here underscore the belief that humor as evidenced in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish narrative is a culturally modulated phenomenon, one that demands to be examined with reference to its historical framework and one that, in turn, communicates as much about those who produced humor as it does about those who enjoyed it.

Author Biography:

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.
Release date Australia
October 8th, 2012
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Contributions by Ali Gheissari
  • Contributions by Anna Stavrakopoulou
  • Contributions by Geert Jan van Gelder
  • Contributions by Marta Simidchieva
  • Contributions by Olga M. Davidson
  • Contributions by Paul Sprachman
  • Contributions by Ulrich Marzolph
  • Edited by Dominic Parviz Brookshaw
Pages
172
Dimensions
152x228x10
ISBN-13
9780674066700
Product ID
20280907

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