{"product_id":"humour-in-iran-homa-katouzian-9780755652167","title":"Humour in Iran: Eleven-hundred Years of Satire and Humour in Persian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eSatire, irony and humour have long been features of Persian literature's rich tradition, taking various forms from the coarse and obscene to the subtle and refined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumour in Iran\u003c\/i\u003e is a close and comprehensive study of satire and humour - in verse as well as prose - over the eleven-hundred years since the emergence of classical Persian literature. Combining Persian original texts with their English translations, it covers a range of texts and authors, from the lampoon in Ferdowsi's great epic of the ancient kings in the tenth century, through such master satirists as Obeyd Zakani, Sa'di, Rumi, Khayyam, Hafiz, Anvari, Sana'i, Khaqani, Suzani, Qa'ani, Yaghma, and so on. The book also includes twentieth century authors such as Iraj, Dehkhoda, Bahar, Eshqi, Aref, Hedayat, Jamalzadeh, Al-e Ahmad and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA must read for scholars and students of humour and satire as well as Persian literature and Middle Eastern studies, and it will also appeal to general readers interested in ribald humour and satire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homa Katouzian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0755652169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780755652167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.65d","brand":"Homa Katouzian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48991989825791,"sku":"9780755652167","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/humour-in-iran-homa-katouzian-9780755652167","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}