PETR 3131

Love, Lust, and the Divine in Persian Literature

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Course Description

Disciplines

Cultures & Societies of the World , Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry , Second Writing

This course aims to introduce students to Persian literature's contribution to global humanism through poetry and poetics. We'll explore how Persian romance novels in verse (masnavi) engage with themes like love, desire, beauty, and the Divine, and how these themes intersect with gender, religion, society, ethics, womanhood, and leadership. The main focus will be the narrative content, the poets' arguments, and the issues they raise.

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