Description: Mirror of Dew introduces one of Iran's outstanding female poets, whose work has not previously been available in English. Zhle Q'em-Maqmi (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 Zhle 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. Zhle 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 Zhle was married, against her will. Zhle 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 Zhle's poems on pages facing the English translations.
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EAN: 9780674428249
UPC: 9780674428249
ISBN: 9780674428249
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Item Length: 22.6 cm
Item Weight: 0.37 kg
Book Title: Mirror of Dew: the Poetry of Alam-Taj Zhale Qa'em-Maqami
Item Height: 229mm
Item Width: 152mm
Author: Not Available
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Poetry
Publisher: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Publication Year: 2014
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
