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Nationalism as Reflected in Persian Playwriting in Late Qajar and Early Pahlavid Period (1906-1941)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Candidate of history, Lorestan University, Khoram Abad, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of History, Lorestan University, Khoram Abad, Iran.

10.22059/jhss.2024.372706.473695

Abstract

As a new form of writing, playwriting found a significant popularity in contemporary Iran to express modern political and social concepts. In fact, play had the potential to address more audiences than what had the pre-modern classic literature. Focusing on play’s of Constitutional and Pahlavi periods, this essay aims to discuss nationalism as a strong discourse in modern Iran. Playwrights tried to redefine Iranian nationalism with emphasizing on symbols such as the flag, the map, the national anthem and nostalgic look at the ancient past. Their suggestions for strengthening nationalism in Iran have focused on modern education, raising children and defining a modern concept of homeland. What’s more, plays of these two era are not categorize in the same way. During Pahlavi period the central government supported nationalism, thus this concept takes on an authoritarian aspect. In this period, nationalism discourse have been dominant and playwritings influenced by this discourse. A comparative look at the plays of Pahlavi period and the constitutional era shows this discourse turn. This turn has clearly reflected in the approach of plays to the issue of nationalism

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Historical Sciences Studies
Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 37
August 2024
Pages 83-103
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