Veils and Words : The Emerging Voices of Iranian Women Writers
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
185043574X
ISBN-13
9781850435747
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
I.B. Tauris
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 31st, 1992
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
494 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.60 x 2.00 cms
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Not until the mid-19th century were women writers able to defy traditional Iranian propriety, which demanded that their bodies be veiled and their voices unheard in public. This text traces the history of this new movement, setting it in the context of social and cultural practices.
This is the first book in any language about the writing of women in Iran. For centuries any sense that there could be a literary tradition among women was suppressed. Since the middle of the 19th century, however, a number a of pioneering women have defied the traditional order to produce poetry and novels of the highest quality; but many of them have paid for their courage with accusations of immorality, promiscuity, heresy and even lunacy. This book traces the history of Iranian women writers of poetry, fiction and autobiography, in the context of social and cultural practices, particularly those relating to veiling and unveiling, silence and revelation. The author pays particular attention to the lives and works of Tahereh Qorratol'Ayn, Parvin E'tessami, Forugh Farrokhzad, Simin Daneshvar and Tahereh Saffarzadeh.
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