Humorus - Satirical Works (Persian Edition)

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Publisher : Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University
ISBN 13 : 9786006594286
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book Humorus - Satirical Works (Persian Edition) written by Dr Faramarz Ashenai Ghasemi and published by Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University. This book was released on 2014-09-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of humor and satire works composed by an Iranian artist. You can read a wide variety of genres in this book, ranging from one-statement works to short pieces and stories, a few of which have been published in the Iranian media while a few others have not. Reading this book would familiarize you with one of the current Iranian satire artists.

Humour in Iran

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ISBN 13 : 9780755652150
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Humour in Iran written by Homa Katouzian and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Humorous and satirical writing is a prevalent yet little-discussed aspect of Persian literature, from the classical poets to contemporary writers. This book offers a chronological overview and anthology of notable Persian poets and writers who has indulged in satirical or humorous work, giving a short biographical note and a practical context of the translated passages, which are given with the accompanying Persian text. From Obeyd Zakani to Rumi, San'di and Hafiz, the book examines the full spectrum of satire, from the coarsely bawdy, ribald and erotic, to moral and ethical aspects deeply anchored in Persian culture. Explaining key terms and genres of satire in Persian literature, including tanz, tibat, motayebeh, mezah, tamaskhor va maskhareh, shukhi, and latifeh, Katouzian argues that even in serious political treatises, humour had a function to inculcate certain behaviour on the part of readers"--

Ubayd Zakani - Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes, Ribaldry

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Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781512182965
Total Pages : 384 pages
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Download or read book Ubayd Zakani - Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes, Ribaldry written by Ubayd Zakani and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UBAYD ZAKANI Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes, Ribaldry. Translation and Introduction Paul Smith Ubayd Zakani is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is, qit'as and his famous epic qasida 'Cat & Mouse' are popular today and are more relevant than ever. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest satirist and social-commentator whose life and mystical poems had a great influence on his student and friend Hafiz and many others. This is the largest selection of his works available in English. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these sometimes rude, funny and mystical poems and prose. Illustrated. 7" x 10" large edition 357 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author of poems inspired by Hafiz). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 150 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Ubayd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Ghalib, Rahman Baba, Makhfi, Amir Khusrau, 'Iraqi, Iqbal, Ibn Farid, Abu Nuwas, Dara Shikoh and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Ruse and Wit

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ISBN 13 : 9780674066700
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Ruse and Wit written by Dominic Parviz Brookshaw and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays examine a millennium of humorous and satirical writing in the Islamic world. Humor in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish narrative emerges here as a culturally modulated phenomenon that demands examination with reference to its historical framework and that, in turn, communicates as much about its producers as it does about its audience.

Humour in Iran

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0755652142
Total Pages : 273 pages
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Book Synopsis Humour in Iran by : Homa Katouzian

Download or read book Humour in Iran written by Homa Katouzian and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satire, irony and humour have long been features of Persian literature's rich tradition, taking various forms from the coarse and obscene to the subtle and refined. Humour in Iran is a close and comprehensive study of satire and humour – in verse as well as prose – over the eleven-hundred years since the emergence of classical Persian literature. Combining Persian original texts with their English translations, it covers a range of texts and authors, from the lampoon in Ferdowsi's great epic of the ancient kings in the tenth century, through such master satirists as Obeyd Zakani, Sa'di, Rumi, Khayyam, Hafiz, Anvari, Sana'i, Khaqani, Suzani, Qa'ani, Yaghma, and so on. The book also includes twentieth century authors such as Iraj, Dehkhoda, Bahar, Eshqi, Aref, Hedayat, Jamalzadeh, Al-e Ahmad and more. A must read for scholars and students of humour and satire as well as Persian literature and Middle Eastern studies, and it will also appeal to general readers interested in ribald humour and satire.

Iranian Political Satirists

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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027265755
Total Pages : 225 pages
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Book Synopsis Iranian Political Satirists by : Mahmud Farjami

Download or read book Iranian Political Satirists written by Mahmud Farjami and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume surveys political satire as a journalistic genre in Iran since the latter days of the Qajar dynasty to the present, thus spanning one century and more. It is an important resource, but it also provides an analysis. Moreover, this volume is a rare effort to answer a question that looks simple but is very complicated: “Why would someone produce satire, knowing that this act might be followed by dangerous consequences?”, and to find out what motivates political satirists. For this aim, nine prominent political satirists have been interviewed: writers and cartoonists, men and women, those who live abroad and those who still live in Iran. The author analyses this data in relation to, among other things, the main theories of humor to provide a descriptive report for each satirist’s motivations as well as the strength of each motivational element in a general comparative context.

Selected Stories & Satires of Obeyd Zakani

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Total Pages : 238 pages
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Book Synopsis Selected Stories & Satires of Obeyd Zakani by : Paul Smith

Download or read book Selected Stories & Satires of Obeyd Zakani written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SELECTED STORIES & SATIRES OF OBEYD ZAKANI (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. Obeyd Zakani is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is and his famous epic qasida 'Mouse & Cat' are popular today and are more relevant than ever. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest satirist and social-commentator whose life and mystical poems had a great influence on his student and friend Hafiz and many others. Here are most of his hilarious and often obscene satirical prose works, mostly fully translated... Including his Definitions, Joyous Treatise, The Ethics of the Nobles, The Book of the Beard and A Hundred Maxims. Included is a long Introduction on his Life & Times in Shiraz and his relationship to Hafiz and the princess poet, Jahan Khatun. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8" x 10") Paperback 236 pages. Comments On Paul Smith's Translation Of Hafiz's 'Divan'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, authorand translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.

Satirical Prose of Obeyd Zakani

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781480122369
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Satirical Prose of Obeyd Zakani written by Obeyd Zakani and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-11-24 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SATIRICAL PROSE OF OBEYD ZAKANI Translation and Introduction by Paul SmithObeyd Zakani is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is and his famous epic qasida 'Mouse & Cat' are popular today and are more relevant than ever. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest satirist and social-commentator whose life and mystical poems had a great influence on his student and friend Hafiz and many others. Here are most of his hilarious and often obscene satirical prose works, mostly fully translated… Including his Definitions, Joyous Treatise, The Ethics of the Nobles, The Book of the Beard and A Hundred Maxims. Included is a long Introduction on his Life & Times in Shiraz and his relationship to Hafiz and the princess poet, Jahan Khatun. Selected Bibliography. 212 pages.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'.“It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all and I will lay down my head at his feet out of respect.” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran.“Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. “Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.” Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages… including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and screenplays.

The Persian & Turkish Jokers Obeyd Zakani & Mulla Nasr Ud-din

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979691246
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Persian & Turkish Jokers Obeyd Zakani & Mulla Nasr Ud-din written by Obeyd Zakani and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PERSIAN & TURKISH JOKERS OBEYD ZAKANI & MULLA NASR UD-DIN Selected Jokes & Rude & Hilarious Stories Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Obeyd Zakani (1300-1371) is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is, qit'as and his famous epic qasida 'Cat & Mouse' are popular today and are more relevant than ever. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest satirist and social-commentator whose life and mystical poems had a great influence on his student and friend Hafiz and many others. Mullah Nasr ud-din is a wise man famous throughout the Muslim and some parts of the non-Muslim world since the 16th century. Historical documents show that he lived in the 13th century in Anatolia (today Turkey). He was a scholar or at least an educated man. His jokes were narrated for centuries between people for different purposes, some for humour and some to tell as stories full of meaning and wisdom. Large Format Paperback 7" x 10" 269 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many works into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Bulleh Shah, Ghalib, Iqbal, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Dara Shikoh and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books & a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Library of Congress Subject Headings

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1624 pages
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Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Total Pages : 1698 pages
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Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Persia's Great Sufi Jester OBEYD ZAKANI Selected Poems & Satirical Prose (Large Print & Large Format Edition)

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Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781074235628
Total Pages : 374 pages
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Download or read book Persia's Great Sufi Jester OBEYD ZAKANI Selected Poems & Satirical Prose (Large Print & Large Format Edition) written by Obeyd Zakani and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-05-02 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persia's Great Sufi Jester OBEYD ZAKANI Selected Poems & Satirical Prose (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation and Introduction Paul Smith Obeyd Zakani (b. 1300) is an important a figure in Persian and Sufi literature and poetry. His satire, humorous stories, ribald and obscene poems, social commentary, mystical ghazals, prose, ruba'is, qit'as and his famous epic qasida 'Cat & Mouse' are popular today and are more relevant than ever. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest satirist and social-commentator whose life and mystical poems had a great influence on his student and friend Hafiz and many others. This is the largest selection of his works available in English. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these sometimes rude, funny and mystical poems and prose. Introduction... Life, Times & Works. Selected Bibliography. Large print (16pt) & Large Format (7" x 10") Edition 372 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Lalla Ded, Ghalib, Rahman Baba, Makhfi, Amir Khusrau, 'Iraqi, Iqbal, Seemab, Jigar, Ibn 'Arabi, Ibn al-Farid, Abu Nuwas, Dara Shikoh and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Total Pages : 1596 pages
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Book Synopsis Library of Congress Subject Headings by : Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office

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I Used to Be Persian

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ISBN 13 : 9781467025126
Total Pages : 245 pages
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Download or read book I Used to Be Persian written by Justin Dane and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond mocking unibrows, I Used to be Persian explores an estrangement between traditional Persians and contemporary America. Nonetheless, the memoir's portrayal of Persians is not an accurate reflection of all Persians just as the semi-schizophrenic lesbian-loving hypochondriacs in Black Swan are not manifestations of all ballerinas or how a psychotic pageant mother s desire to inject Botox into her bloated baby is not any reflection on other pageant mothers. It is written in a semi-stream-of-consciousness-type-way with a mild undertone of retarded, according to the unfiltered author himself.

Muslims and Humour

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Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1529214696
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (292 download)

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Book Synopsis Muslims and Humour by : Schweizer, Bernard

Download or read book Muslims and Humour written by Schweizer, Bernard and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking collection offers a multi-disciplinary approach on the subject of humour, Muslims, and Islam. Beginning with theoretical perspectives and scriptural guidance on permissible and restricted humour, the volume presents a variety of case studies about Muslim comedic practices in various cultural, political, and religious contexts. This unprecedented scholarship sheds new light on common misconceptions about humour and laughter in Islam and deftly tackles sensitive themes from blasphemy to freedom of speech. Chapter 9 is available Open Access via OAPEN under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Routledge Handbook of Ancient, Classical and Late Classical Persian Literature

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351341731
Total Pages : 801 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Book Synopsis Routledge Handbook of Ancient, Classical and Late Classical Persian Literature by : Kamran Talattof

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Ancient, Classical and Late Classical Persian Literature written by Kamran Talattof and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Ancient, Classical, and Late Classical Persian Literature contains scholarly essays and sample texts related to Persian literature from 650 BCE through the 16th century CE. It includes analyses of some seminal ancient texts and the works of numerous authors of the classical period. The chapters apply a disciplinary or interdisciplinary approach to the many movements, genres, and works of the long and evolving body of Persian literature produced in the Persianate World. These collections of scholarly essays and samples of Persian literary texts provide facts (general information), instructions (ways to understand, analyze, and appreciate this body of works), and the field’s state-of-the-art research (the problematics of the topics) regarding one of the most important and oldest literary traditions in the world. Thus, the Handbook’s chapters and related texts provide scholars, students, and admirers of Persian poetry and prose with practical and direct access to the intricacies of the Persian literary world through a chronological account of key moments in the formation of this enduring literary tradition. The related Handbook (also edited by Kamran Talattof ), Routledge Handbook of Post Classical and Contemporary Persian Literature, covers Persian literary works from the 17th century to the present.

The Ethics of the Aristocrats and Other Satirical Works

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Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ethics of the Aristocrats and Other Satirical Works by : Niẓām al-Dīn ʻUbayd Zākānī

Download or read book The Ethics of the Aristocrats and Other Satirical Works written by Niẓām al-Dīn ʻUbayd Zākānī and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Obeyd-e Zakani, who died in 1372 is among the great poets of Iran but little known in the West. This selection of his work is the first to be translated into English. Obeyd was a remarkable satirist and social critic who looked upon his world of extravagant indulgence and corruption with the censorious eyes of a Juvenal, and portrayed it with the cynicism and wit of a Voltaire, and the hilarious grotesqueness of a Rabelais. He used scathing stories and sardonic maxims to paint a world full of deceit, greed, lust, sycophancy, and perversion, where old values and virtues were scorned and extremes of wealth and poverty, violence and bloodshed were the order of the day." -- from publishers.