Title Modern Persian literature in Afghanistan : anomalous visions of history and form / Wali Ahmadi.

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Description	1 online resource (1 volume).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Iranian studies ; 5
	Iranian studies (London, England) ; 5.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction : the conundrum of modernity -- Beyond "mist and pebble" : ordering the culture of modernity -- The poetics of (national) truth content -- Perilous ends of history : the rhetoric of commitment and the poetics of nationalism -- Literature of commandment and the crisis of commitment -- De-centering dissent -- Epilogue : contending with history.
Summary	This book charts the development of Afghan literature in the modern era, covering both poetry and prose, and relating it to social, economic and political change in that country.
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Subject	Persian literature -- Afghanistan -- History and criticism.
	Persian literature.
	Afghanistan.
	Persian literature -- Political aspects -- Afghanistan.
	Politics and literature -- Afghanistan.
	Politics and literature.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form:	Print version: Ahmadi, Wali. Modern Persian literature in Afghanistan. London ; New York : Routledge, 2008 9780415437783 0415437784 (DLC) 2007036608 (OCoLC)168723924
ISBN	9780203946022 (electronic book)
	0203946022 (electronic book)