A A Seyed-Gohrab
Biographic Data
| ID | 5747426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A A Seyed-Gohrab |
| GIVEN NAMES | A A |
| FAMILY NAME | Seyed-Gohrab |
| SIGNATURE | SEYED-GOHRAB A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Iranian Cosmopolitanism
Iranian Cosmopolitanism: A Cinematic History, by Golbarg Rekabtalaei Iranian Cosmopolitanism: A Cinematic History, by Golbarg Rekabtalaei (Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 2019; pp. 303. £75). A A Seyed-Gohrab A A Seyed-Gohrab Leiden University [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 135, Issue 576, October 2020, Pages 1371–1373, https://doi.org/10…
Conflict and Development in Iranian Film
The chapters in this volume explore the philosophical underpinnings and cinematic techniques characteristic of Iranian film. Collectively, they show how the pervasive themes of Iranian cinema, such as martyrdom and war, gender roles, and social policy issues have been addressed, and how directors have approached them using a variety of techniques. Some chapters outline the poetic and mystical dimensions of Abbas Kiarostami's movies. Other chapter…
The Great Umar Khayyam
The Rubáiyát by the Persian poet 'Umar Khayyæm (1048-1131) is used in contemporary Iran as a resistance literature, symbolizing the secularist voice in cultural debates. While Islamic fundamentalists criticize Khayyæm as an atheist and materialist philosopher who questions God's creation and the promise of reward or punishment in the hereafter, secularist intellectuals see in him an example of a scientist who scrutinizes the mysteries of the worl…
Embodiments of Evil
Courtly Riddles
This is the first study of Persian literary riddles to appear in English, analyzing a wide range of complex riddling poems systematically from the tenth to the twelfth century. In addition to the genre of riddles, the book examines the relationship between metaphors and riddles and the genre of literary description. Literary riddles occur in the early specimens of Persian literature from the tenth century and they continue to be used in modern Ir…
A Treasury from Tabriz
The Spinning of the Mill Lightens My Soul
Insects in Classical Persian Literature
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Insects in Classical Persian Literature
The Spinning of the Mill Lightens My Soul
A Treasury from Tabriz
Courtly Riddles
This is the first study of Persian literary riddles to appear in English, analyzing a wide range of complex riddling poems systematically from the tenth to the twelfth century. In addition to the genre of riddles, the book examines the relationship between metaphors and riddles and the genre of literary description. Literary riddles occur in the early specimens of Persian literature from the tenth century and they continue to be used in modern Ir…
Embodiments of Evil
Conflict and Development in Iranian Film
The chapters in this volume explore the philosophical underpinnings and cinematic techniques characteristic of Iranian film. Collectively, they show how the pervasive themes of Iranian cinema, such as martyrdom and war, gender roles, and social policy issues have been addressed, and how directors have approached them using a variety of techniques. Some chapters outline the poetic and mystical dimensions of Abbas Kiarostami's movies. Other chapter…
The Great Umar Khayyam
The Rubáiyát by the Persian poet 'Umar Khayyæm (1048-1131) is used in contemporary Iran as a resistance literature, symbolizing the secularist voice in cultural debates. While Islamic fundamentalists criticize Khayyæm as an atheist and materialist philosopher who questions God's creation and the promise of reward or punishment in the hereafter, secularist intellectuals see in him an example of a scientist who scrutinizes the mysteries of the worl…
Iranian Cosmopolitanism
Iranian Cosmopolitanism: A Cinematic History, by Golbarg Rekabtalaei Iranian Cosmopolitanism: A Cinematic History, by Golbarg Rekabtalaei (Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 2019; pp. 303. £75). A A Seyed-Gohrab A A Seyed-Gohrab Leiden University [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 135, Issue 576, October 2020, Pages 1371–1373, https://doi.org/10…
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