Different Interpretations of the Semantics of Space in The Gypsy by The Fire (Kouli-ye Kenar-e Atash) by Moniru Ravanipur Cover Image

Different Interpretations of the Semantics of Space in The Gypsy by The Fire (Kouli-ye Kenar-e Atash) by Moniru Ravanipur
Different Interpretations of the Semantics of Space in The Gypsy by The Fire (Kouli-ye Kenar-e Atash) by Moniru Ravanipur

Author(s): Karolina Rakowiecka-Asgari
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Studies of Literature, Semantics, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Modern Iranian Fiction; Moniru Ravanipur; Semantics of Space; Female Writers;

Summary/Abstract: This article addresses the potency of semantics of space in Modern Iranian literature by analyzing a novel by Moniru Ravanipur, one of the most distinguished authors of the post-revolutionary period, The Gypsy by the Fire (Kouli-ye kenar-e atash). It argues that spatial dimensions become the constructional axis of the novel, binding together its different components. Just as skillfully Ravanipur operates between classical Persian literary notions of space and Modern psychological and cultural theories of place and travel, proving both the worldliness of her own craft and Modern Iranian Fiction.

  • Issue Year: 11/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-40
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English