Humour in Iran: Eleven-Hundred Years of Satire and Humour in Persian Literature

by Homa Katouzian

Satire, irony and humour have long been features of Persian literature's rich tradition, taking various forms from the coarse and obscene to the subtle and refined.

Humour in Iran is a close and comprehensive study of satire and humour - in verse as well as prose - over the eleven-hundred years since the emergence of classical Persian literature. Combining Persian original texts with their English translations, it covers a range of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755652126
• ISBN13: 9780755652129
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"