03503oam 2200553I 450 991016282200332120230810001828.01-315-40388-91-315-40390-01-315-40389-710.4324/9781315403908 (CKB)3710000001033096(MiAaPQ)EBC4790105(OCoLC)970042391(EXLCZ)99371000000103309620180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe true dream indictment of the Shiite clerics of Isfahan, an English translation with facing Persian text /Seyyed Jamél-al-Din Wé'ez, Malek-al-Motakallemin, Sheykh Ahmad Kerméni ; edited by Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab and Senn McGlinLondon ;New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (149 pages)Iranian Studies0-367-88522-0 1-138-22372-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Translation of The true dream.The True Dream is a Persian satirical drama set in Isfahan in the lead up to Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1911. Although its three authors hail from the clerical class, they criticize the arrogance, corruption and secularity of the Iranian ruling dynasty and clergy, taking Isfahan as their example. The work blends fact and fiction by summoning the prominent men of the city to account for themselves on the Day of Judgment. God speaks offstage, delivering withering judgements of their behaviour. The dream of the authors is a vision of an Iran governed by law, where justice prevails and the clergy are honestly religious. This book has the Persian and English translation on facing pages. The introduction presents brief biographies of the authors - who wrote anonymously, but were all executed. One of the authors was the father of Mohammad-Ali Jamâlzédeh, a pioneer of modern Persian fiction, and The True Dream was one of the first dramas, in European style, to be written in Persian. The book shows that today's struggle for a modern society began more than a century ago, and then and now pivots on the role of the Islamic clerics (the ulama). Using colloquial language, this first English translation of a significant and humorous Persian satirical drama will prove an accessible and valuable resource for students of Persian. By marking a significant point in the influence of Western political philosophy and Western drama on the Persian intellectual classes, this book will also appeal to students and scholars of Middle Eastern History and Political Science.Iranian studies (London, England)Persian dramaTranslations into EnglishPersian literatureTranslations into EnglishIranHistoryQajar dynasty, 1794-1925IranHistory1905-1911Persian dramaPersian literature891/.5523Wé'ez Seyyed Jamél-al-Din.997384Malek-al-Motakallemin997385Kerméni Sheykh Ahmad997386McGlinn Sen66374Seyed-Gohrab A. A(Ali Asghar),1968-863649FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910162822003321The true dream2287473UNINA