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dc.contributor.authorTalajooy, Saeed
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-06T11:10:02Z
dc.date.available2015-08-06T11:10:02Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-29
dc.identifier.citationTalajooy , S 2015 , ' Intellectuals as sacrificial heroes : a comparative study of Bahram Beyzaie and Wole Soyinka ' , Comparative Literature Studies , vol. 52 , no. 2 , pp. 379-408 .en
dc.identifier.issn0010-4132
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 185841888
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: f6b506d4-bb02-4cbb-8e9a-bb7c3cbdf5f5
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84938797397
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-6215-7239/work/51261109
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000359499300006
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/7134
dc.description.abstractA study of Bahram Beyzaie and Wole Soyinka’s works reveals how in two disparate cultural settings, traditional structures and themes appear in modern forms to renegotiate people’s cultural identity. Both writers demythologize the ancient and modern superstitious beliefs that haunt their peoples, depict the fallacy of hybrid obsessions that distort everyday life in their countries, and mythologize the positive aspects of history to redefine cultural identity with the best their cultures offer. One aspect of this process is their depiction of creative intellectuals as sacrificial heroes. The form reveals their concern with the question of leadership and citizenship, the victimization of the educated people, and the resulting brain drain in their countries. In the paper that follows, I will compare Beyzaie and Soyinka’s depictions of intellectuals as sacrificial heroes. I will first study the dramatic origins of their forms and their approach to tragedy, myth, history, and sacrificial heroism, and explore the sociopolitical and personal reasons for the development of their forms. My intention is to discover how these forms evolved and why they reflect similar paradigms. I will then compare Beyzaie’s Parchment of Master Sharzin with Soyinka’s Madmen and Specialists to provide textual examples of these similarities and differences.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofComparative Literature Studiesen
dc.rightsCopyright © 2015 The Pennsylvania State University. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/comparative_literature_studies/v052/52.2.talajooy.htmlen
dc.subjectComparative Literatureen
dc.subjectIranian Dramaen
dc.subjectYoruba Culture and Dramaen
dc.subjectIranian Cultural Studiesen
dc.subjectComparative Cultural Stuidesen
dc.subjectIndigenous Performing traditionsen
dc.subjectIntellectualsen
dc.subjectLeadershipen
dc.subjectCitizenshipen
dc.subjectPolitical dramaen
dc.subjectPK Indo-Iranianen
dc.subjectPL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceaniaen
dc.subjectBDCen
dc.subjectR2Cen
dc.subject.lccPKen
dc.subject.lccPLen
dc.titleIntellectuals as sacrificial heroes : a comparative study of Bahram Beyzaie and Wole Soyinkaen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Arabic and Persianen
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.urlhttps://muse.jhu.edu/journals/comparative_literature_studies/v052/52.2.talajooy.htmlen


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