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World Literature and Hedayat's Poetics of Modernity (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
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World Literature and Hedayat's Poetics of Modernity (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Canon and World Literature
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This book introduces the canonical figure Sadegh Hedayat
(1903-1951) and draws a comprehensive image of a major intellectual
force in the context of both modern Persian Literature and World
Literature. A prolific writer known for his magnum opus, The Blind
Owl (1936), Hedayat established the use of common language for
literary purposes, opened new horizons on imaginative literature
and explored a variety of genres in his creative career. This book
looks beyond the reductive critical tendencies that read a rich and
diverse literary profile in light of Hedayat's suicide, arguing
instead that his literary imagination was not solely the result of
genius but rather enriched by a vast network of the world's
literary traditions. This study reflects on Hedayat's attempts at
various genres of artistic creation, including painting, fiction
writing, satire and scholarly research, as well as his persistent
struggles for artistic authenticity, which transcended solidly
established literary and artistic norms. Providing a critical
reading of Hedayat's work to untangle aspects of his writing -
including reflections on science, religion, nationalism and
coloniality - alongside his pioneering work on folk culture, and
how humor informs his writings, this text offers a critical review
of the status of Persian literature in the contemporary landscape
of the world's literary studies.
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