New Literature and Philosophy of the Middle East
The Chaotic Imagination
Palgrave Macmillan · Print & ebook · November 17, 2010
Mohaghegh tracks the idea of 'chaos' into the contemporary philosophical and cultural imagination of the postcolonial world, exploring its vital role in the formation of an emergent avant-garde literature in the Middle East, concentrating on the writings of the twentieth-century Iranian new wave.
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- Genres
- Middle Eastern Lit Crit, Philosophy, 20th-Century Literary Criticism
- Published
- Palgrave Macmillan, November 17, 2010
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Mohaghegh tracks the idea of 'chaos' into the contemporary philosophical and cultural imagination of the postcolonial world, exploring its vital role in the formation of an emergent avant-garde literature in the Middle East, concentrating on the writings of the twentieth-century Iranian new wave.
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| Middle Eastern Lit Crit | 91% |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | 41% |
| 20th-Century Literary Criticism | 34% |
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Publisher categories
- Creative Writing
- Authors
- J. Mohaghegh, Jason Mohaghegh
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- November 17, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Creative Writing