{"product_id":"modern-american-literature-and-contemporary-iranian-cinema-9781032389721","title":"Modern American Literature and Contemporary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an endeavor to contribute to the burgeoning field of comparative literature, this monograph addresses the dynamic yet understudied intertextual dialogism between modern American literature and contemporary Iranian Cinema, pinpointing how the latter appropriates and recontextualizes instances of the former to construct and inculcate vestiges of national\/gender identity on the silver screen. Drawing on Louis Montrose's catchphrase that Cultural Materialism foregrounds the textuality of history, [and] the historicity of texts, this book contends that literary texts are synchronic artifacts prone to myriad intertextual and extra-textual readings and understandings, each historically conditioned. The recontextualization of \u003ci\u003eHerzog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFranny and Zooey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e into contemporary Iran provides an intertextual avenue to delineate the textuality of history and the historicity of texts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Iranian film has become a major force in world cinema, and its sophisticated interactions with American literature have received far too little scholarly attention until now. Morteza Yazdanjoo opens up important new territory in his wide-ranging interdisciplinary study, providing fresh insights into discourses of gender, religion, identity, appropriation, narrativity, and politics as they pertain to cinema, literature, and other key areas of contemporary global culture. Scholars in many fields will welcome his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e– David Sterritt,\u003c\/strong\u003e editor in chief, \u003ci\u003eQuarterly Review of Film and Video\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. \u003cb\u003eAdaptation Studies, Cultural Materialism, and Cultural Studies: An Intertextual Dialogue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.Narrative Trajectories of National Identity in Iranian Cinema: A Historical Long Shot \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.Performing the Poetics of the Iranian Dream on the Silver Screen: Dariush Mehrjui’s Appropriation of Saul Bellow’s \u003ci\u003eHerzog\u003c\/i\u003e and J. D. Salinger’s \u003ci\u003eFranny and Zooey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. \u003cb\u003eWatching Tennessee Williams in Iran: The Sanctity of Family Reconstituted\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Birth of a Salesman: Revisiting Willy Loman in Tehran\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019024793943,"sku":"9781032389721","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032389721.jpg?v=1750779074","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/modern-american-literature-and-contemporary-iranian-cinema-9781032389721","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}