Irreverent Persia: Invective, Satirical and Burlesque Poetry from the Origins to the Timurid Period (10th to 15th century)

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1. Contents
2. Notes on Transliteration System, Dates and Biographical Information
3. Acknowledgements
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1. The Genre of Hajv (‘Satire’, ‘Mockery’, ‘Verbal Aggression’)
2. The Genre of Hazl (‘Witticism’, ‘Facetiae’, ‘Bawdy Poetry’)
3. Historical Background
4. Poetic Forms
5. Tradition of Studies
6. Authors and Texts
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1. Physical Images
2. Actions Involving the Victims of Satire
3. Imprecatory Poetry
4. Composite Poetry
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1. Patrons and Ruling Classes
2. Poets
3. Court Milieu
4. Religious Context
5. Women as Habitual Subject for Satire
6. Satirising Members of a Family
7. Peoples and Towns
8. Addressees with no Social Labels
9. Behaviour and Customs
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1. Form and Content
2. Replies to Poems
Biographies of the PoetsPages 165 - 186 Download chapter (PDF)
Glossary of Key Literary TermsPages 187 - 190 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. Introduction
2. Chapter 1 – Invective Poetry
3. Chapter 2 – Satirical Poetry
4. Chapter 3 – Burlesque Poetry
5. Biographies of the Poets
BibliographyPages 213 - 220 Download chapter (PDF)
Index of Names, Places and WorksPages 221 - 232 Download chapter (PDF)

from the series "Iranian Studies Series"

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Navid Fozi