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Mirror of Dew - The Poetry of Alam-taj Zhale Qa'em-Maqami (Paperback)
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Mirror of Dew - The Poetry of Alam-taj Zhale Qa'em-Maqami (Paperback)
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Mirror of Dew introduces one of Iran's outstanding female poets,
whose work has not previously been available in English. Zhale
Qa'em-Maqami (1883-1946) was a witness to pivotal social and
political developments in Iran during its transition to modernity.
Persian poetry at that time was often used polemically and
didactically, for a mass audience, but Zhale did not write to be
published. The poems, like the mirror, samovar, and other familiar
objects we find in them, appear to be the author's intimate
companions. Her poetry is deeply personal but includes social
critique and offers a rare window into the impact of a modern
awareness on private lives. Zhale is biting in her condemnation of
traditional Persian culture, and even of aspects of Islamic law and
custom. She might be called the Emily Dickinson of Persian poetry,
although Zhale was married, against her will. Zhale is far from the
first female poet in Persian literature but is the first we know of
to write with an interior, intimate voice about private life, her
anxieties, her frustrated love, her feelings about her husband, and
many topical issues. This volume presents the Persian text of
Zhale's poems on pages facing the English translations.
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