Tehran in Le turban et la rose, a study of a stranger point of view with the geocritical approach

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In recent years the concept of space in the comparative studies has become more important than ever. Comparative Literature also has been influenced by the space-based approaches. One of the most possible subject in this matter could be the study of a city and its multiple spaces. But, there has not been enough literary researches about the city of Tehran (we appreciate nevertheless اسطوره ی تهران the myth of Tehran by Jalal Sattari). One of the newest approaches in space-based comparative literature is the geography criticism. Its Special features give it the aspect of an original approach and make it our selected research method in this article. In this paper, the stranger point of view towards Tehran will be examined in Le turban et la rose, written by François Nicoullaud, the former french ambassador in Iran. The purpose of this research is to find the particular look that the writer has had to this city.

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Research in Contemporary World Literature
Volume 22, Issue 1
August 2017
Pages 5-32

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