Poetry and Revolution: The Poets and Poetry of the Constitutional Era of Iran [Paperback]

Compiled by experts on the works of each individual poet, this book covers the poetry and poets of the Constitutional Revolution of Iran.

Compiled by experts on the works of each individual poet, this book covers the poetry and poets of the Constitutional Revolution of Iran.

Following a two-pronged approach, this volume studies both those who were influenced by the Constitutional Revolution in their works and those who addressed the Revolution with their work, influencing it directly. Through the analysis of their works, this volume explores influential poets and writers from the period, including Iraj, Vaziri, Afr
shteh, Yazdi, Bah
r and Eshqi. It covers female poets who are often overlooked, as well as the major satirical poets whose work educated and entertained the readers and criticized socio-political events. Analysing the mainstream and marginal poets, this volume argues the margins initiated the evolution of Persian poetry. As Persian poetry and its multifunctional legacy became the standard-bearer of the Constitutional movement, this volume is an important contribution to an understanding of Iran.

This volume will be of interest to historians of the Constitutional Revolution and Iranian poetry, as well as to students and scholars of comparative revolutions. It is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate courses on Iranian history, Middle Eastern history and comparative studies of literature and revolution.

Introduction  1. Iraj, the Poet of Love and Humour  2. The Silencing of Qamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri: Extravagance and Myth-Making in Iranian Historiography  3. Mohammad Ali Afr
shtehs Gilaki Verse and the Legacy of the Constitutional Revolution  (1905-1911) 4. Freedoms Song: Women and the Canonization of Constitutional Era Poets  5. Social Education through Satirical Verse: Ashraf Gilani and Ali Akbar Dehkhod
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