Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Transliteration ix
4. Preface: Why I Wrote This Book xi
5. Introduction: What Literature? Which World? 1
6. Chapter 1 The Formation of a Modern Discourse of Literature (1860–1960) 37
7. Chapter 2 Afghan-Iranian Literary Connections and Romantic Nationalism (1920–1944) 79
8. Chapter 3 Anjomans and the Proliferation of Adabiyāt in Iran (1916–1947) 109
9. Chapter 4 Institutionalizing Persian Literature in Afghanistan (1930–1956) 137
10. Conclusion: National Pilgrims and the Myth of Greater Iran 169
11. Epilogue: Who Needs Literature Today? 181
12. Acknowledgments 185
13. Appendix of Biographies 189
14. Notes 199
15. Index 247