Mirza Fath Ali Akhundzadeh
Considered the "founder of modern literary criticism in Iran,"[1] Mīrzā Fatḥ ʿAlī Ākhūnd'zādah (1812-1878) used literary criticism as "the vehicle for his reformist impulse."[2] However, he was the first critic in the modern tradition. He emphasized "realistic content in prose and poetry"[3] and attacked the "decadence of Persian literature — a literature that failed to address the social needs of its time."[4]
He published many works on literary criticism:
- Qirītīkah ("Criticism")
- Risālah-i īrād ("Fault-finding treatise")
- Fann-i kirītīkah ("Art of criticism")
- Darbārah-i Mullā-yi Rūmī va tasnīf-i ū ("On Rumi and his work")
- Darbārah-i nazm va nasr ("On verse and prose")
- Fihrist-i kitāb ("Preface to the book")
- Maktūb bih Mīrzā Āqā Tabrīzī ("Letter to Mīrzā Āqā Tabrīzī")
- Uṣūl-i nigārish ("Principles of writing")
See also
References
- ^ Parsinejad, Iraj. A History of Literary Criticism in Iran (1866-1951). Bethesda, MD: Ibex, 2003. p. 44.
- ^ Parsinejad, Iraj. A History of Literary Criticism in Iran (1866-1951). Bethesda, MD: Ibex, 2003. p. 56.
- ^ Parsinejad, Iraj. A History of Literary Criticism in Iran (1866-1951). Bethesda, MD: Ibex, 2003. p. 62.
- ^ Parsinejad, Iraj. A History of Literary Criticism in Iran (1866-1951). Bethesda, MD: Ibex, 2003. p. 56.
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