Arabic and Persian: Recent submissions
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A mythological study of the conceptions of kingship in the Iranian imagination : the double-natured king-priest from Jamshid and Zahhāk to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Ruhollah Khomeini
(2025-07-01) - ThesisThis thesis examines the myth of Jamshid and Zahhāk as a narrative that has reflected and influenced the depictions of the ideals and pitfalls of rulership in Persian literature from historical times to the modern era. It ... -
The image of utopia in modern Persian poetry from 1941 to 1988
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThis thesis explores the portrayal of utopia in modern Persian poetry between 1941 and 1988. The study begins by examining classical utopias in the Persian-speaking world and then delves into the transformations of utopias ... -
Post-2003 Iraqi fiction. Voice, audiences, and narrative authority
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThe thesis addresses the non-realist trend of Iraqi fiction written after the US occupation of 2003. In particular, it focuses on the construction and characterisation of non-mimetic voices in this production. Within the ... -
The acquisition of Bradford English dialect features by adult speakers of Pakistani heritage
(2022-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis examines the multiple linguistic and social factors that condition dialect acquisition in second-language speakers of English living in Bradford, UK. More specifically, it provides a quantitative analysis of ... -
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(2021-12-01) - Thesis