• Comparative Literature as Practiced in Iran

    Author(s):
    Behnam Mirzababazadeh Fomeshi (see profile)
    Date:
    2017
    Subject(s):
    Comparative literature, Iranians--Social life and customs, Iranian literature, Persian literature
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Iranian/Persian language, Iranian culture
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6BN5P
    Abstract:
    The origin of comparative literature in Iranian academia goes back to Fatimah Sayyah (1902-1947), whose early death at the age of forty-five brought an end to an era. The seeds of the discipline remained dormant until the beginning of the new millennium, when a narrow nationalistic idea of comparative literature supported Iranian policy makers’ hope that the discipline would justify the cultural superiority of their home country over the world, especially the West. In the new period one witnesses a rapid growth of comparative literature studies in Iran. In recent years Iranian comparatists, especially the younger scholars, have found new definitions of the discipline. A origem da Literatura Comparada na universeidade iraniana remonta a Fatimah Sayyah (1902-1947), cuja morte prematura, aos 45 anos, foi o fim de uma era. As sementes da disciplina permaneceram adormecidas até o começo do novo milênio, quando uma ideia nacionalista estreita de Literatura Comparada fundamentou as esperanças dos agentes politicos iranianos de que a disciplina justificaria a superioridade cultural de seu país natal sobre o resto do mundo, especialmente o Ocidente. No novo período. Pode-se testemunhar um rápido crescimento de estudos de Literatura Comparada no Irã. Em anos recentes, comparatistas iranianos, especialmente os mais jovens, encontraram novas definições da disciplina.
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