Modernism and Ideology in Persian Literature: A Return to Nature in the Poetry of Nima Yushij

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This book examines the concept of nature in the poetry of Nim' Yushij (1895-1960), the founder of modern Persian poetry. The study discusses how nature is used both as an ideological device for new metrics, and as a source of inspiriation for nature poetry. Concepts of ideology, utopia, modernism, discourse, and nature help define Nim''s poetry in a historical and analytical examination of this important poet's innovations in Persian literature.

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This book examines the concept of nature in the poetry of Nim' Yushij (1895-1960), the founder of modern Persian poetry. The study discusses how nature is used both as an ideological device for new metrics, and as a source of inspiriation for nature poetry. Concepts of ideology, utopia, modernism, discourse, and nature help define Nim''s poetry in a historical and analytical examination of this important poet's innovations in Persian literature.

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M.R. Ghanoonparvar
...[Naficy's] analysis of Yushij's poems are often innovative, enlightened, and enlightening...he weaves little-known aspects of Yushij's biography into the interpretation of his poetry, which should greatly interest students of modern Persian poetry.
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Chronologically traces the uses of nature imagery in the work of Iranian poet Nima Yushij. From the Romantic imagery of the poet's , through his Marxist opposition to the Shah, to his rejection of traditional lines and meters, the author examines the biographical ideological, literary, and social significance of nature in the poems from 1921 to the 1950s. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780761808626
  • Publisher: University Press of America
  • Publication date: 10/16/1997
  • Pages: 144
  • Product dimensions: 5.76 (w) x 8.72 (h) x 0.68 (d)

Meet the Author

Majid Naficy recently completed the Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Author
Ch. 1 The Five Catchwords 1
Ch. 2 Historical Background 7
Ch. 3 Nature as an Ideological Device 13
1 The Principle of Nature in Retrospect 13
2 Afsaneh: A Romantic Love 17
3 Father and the Fatherland 30
4 Letters from a "City of the Dead" 38
5 A Decline 46
6 Towards a New Prosody 49
7 From Romanticism to Realism 56
Ch. 4 Nature Poetry 71
1 The Concept of Nature in Retrospect 71
2 Nima"s Poetry: A Typology 76
3 The Poet of the Tati Language 81
4 Night Poems 91
5 Two Types of Birds 99
6 Nature Poetry 104
Ch. 5 Further Developments 121
1 The Discourse of "The People" 121
2 Nature Poetry after Nima' 127
Bibliography 133
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