"Essays on Modern Kurdish Literature"

Essays on Modern Kurdish Literature, edited by Alireza Korangy and Mahlagha Mortezaee. Volume 39 in the series Studies on Modern Orient. De Gruyter, 2023.

Modern Kurdish literature has a rich literary past. The articles in this book address many of its facets, from folklore to nationalism, resistance, and the role of women in Kurdish society.

“It is a pleasure to recommend this fascinating collection to anyone interested in the literary history of Kurdish people.” Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, professor of Persian and Iranian Studies, Utrecht University

Contents

Introduction by Alireza Korangy

Shared Ownership and Kurdish Folklore by Michael L. Chyet

Resist Diyarbakır, Resist: Exploring Kurdish Literary Intelligentsia in Diyarbakır by Özlem Belçim Galip

Tales of Woe, Ruthless Foes, and Patriotic Heroes: A Historical-Literary Study of Kurdish (Dis)unity in the Early Modern Era by Sacha Alsancakli

Sherko Bekas and the Emergence of Postnational Kurdish Literature by Marouf Cabi

Re-evaluation of the Yārsān Texts and its Impact on Kurdish Literature by Azadeh Vatanpour

Kurdish Music as Literature: Some Historical Considerations by Jon E. Bullock

Kurdish Women’s Feminist Poetry: Developing a Voice in Southern Kurdistan and the Diaspora by Shilan Fuad Hussain

Kurdish Women in Fiction and a History of Violence, Displacement, and Migration by Lolav Alhamid

For more information, visit the publisher’s webpage.