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Ruse and Wit: The Humorous in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Narrative

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The essays in Ruse and Wit examine in detail a wide range of texts that span the best part of a millennium of humorous and satirical writing in the Islamic world, from classical Arabic to medieval and modern Persian, and Ottoman Turkish . While acknowledging significant elements of continuity in the humorous across distinct languages, divergent time periods, and disparate geographical regions, the authors have not shied away from the particular and the specific. When viewed collectively, the findings presented in the essays collected here underscore the belief that humor as evidenced in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish narrative is a culturally modulated phenomenon, one that demands to be examined with reference to its historical framework and one that, in turn, communicates as much about those who produced humor as it does about those who enjoyed it.

Language: English

Pages: 172

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ilex Foundation

Release: October 08, 2012

ISBN: 0674066707

ISBN 13: 9780674066700

Ruse and Wit: The Humorous in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Narrative

5/5 ( ratings)

The essays in Ruse and Wit examine in detail a wide range of texts that span the best part of a millennium of humorous and satirical writing in the Islamic world, from classical Arabic to medieval and modern Persian, and Ottoman Turkish . While acknowledging significant elements of continuity in the humorous across distinct languages, divergent time periods, and disparate geographical regions, the authors have not shied away from the particular and the specific. When viewed collectively, the findings presented in the essays collected here underscore the belief that humor as evidenced in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish narrative is a culturally modulated phenomenon, one that demands to be examined with reference to its historical framework and one that, in turn, communicates as much about those who produced humor as it does about those who enjoyed it.

Language: English

Pages: 172

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ilex Foundation

Release: October 08, 2012

ISBN: 0674066707

ISBN 13: 9780674066700

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