Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan

Anomalous Visions of History and Form

By Wali Ahmadi

Series: Iranian Studies 

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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Conundrum of Modernity 1. Beyond "Mist and Pebble": Ordering the Culture of Modernity 2. The Poetics of (National) Truth Content 3. Perilous Ends of History: The Rhetoric of Commitment and the Poetics of Nationalism 4. Literature of Commandement and the Crisis of Commitment 5. De-Centering Dissent. Epilogue: Contending with History

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