An anonymous scholar once remarked: "Greek literature is about freedom, Persian literature is about love." One interpretation of this comment is that Greek literature is about the autonomous individual, whereas Persian literature is about the individual in relation to something or someone outside of the self, without which that individual is incomplete. This something or someone can take myriad forms, and we will look at some of them, ranging from the divine to the romantic and even the obscene.
Hosted by: Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

In conjunction with: Center for Translation Studies, Department of English, Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Department of Linguistics, Department of Religion, Iranian Cultural Association, Program in Comparative and World Literature, School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Spurlock Museum, University Library

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