| ID | 127781 |
| Title Proper | Serious century and hedayat's grim laughter |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Azadibougar, Omid |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Perhaps inspired, more than anything else, by The Blind Owl's famous opening lines, the reception of the novel has so far been dominated by a dark view of the narrative. However, subtle inter-textual links and formal patterns in the narrative could help to read a radically subversive laughter in it which targets the novel's predecessors and readers equally and concurrently. This article engages the aesthetic qualities of the novel and attempts to account for and emphasize the literariness of the text in interpretation. By singling out a few inter-textual links and elaborating upon them in detail, the narrative's parodic laughter, its significance and the way it can change our appreciation of the novel are discussed. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.1; January 2014: p.21-47 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.1; January 2014: p.21-47 |
| Key Words | Psychoanalytical ; Iran ; Historical-Biographical ; Art and Culture - Iran ; Literature - Iran ; European Tradition ; French - Tradition ; The Blind Owl's ; German - Tradition ; English - Tradition ; Socio-Political Interpretations ; European Novelistic ; Iranian Context ; Aesthetic Qualities |