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Tag "- Literature"

tag name: - Literature type: Arts
web link: -_Literature
references: bahai9.com/wiki/Literature; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature
related tags: * Arts and crafts
referring tags: - Poetry; Epics; Fables; Literature, Arabic; Literature, English; Literature, German; Literature, Greek; Literature, Indian; Literature, Italian; Literature, Persian; Literature, Russian; Stories; Typology; Utopias and dystopias

"- Literature" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (65 results; expand)

  1. Manooher Mofidi. 'Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls: Civilizing Barbarity (2005). — The relatioship between civilization and barbarity, and the capabilities of humanity.
  2. Elham Afnan. 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ezra Pound's Circle (1994). — On the 1911 meeting between Ezra Pound, the famous American modernist poet, and 'Abdu'l-Baha; links ...
  3. Suheil Badi Bushrui. Age of Anxiety and the Century of Light, The: Twentieth-Century Literature, the Poet's Mission, and the Vision of World Unity (2003). — W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, and Kahlil Gibran were writers who recognized and confronted ...
  4. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh (2018). — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
  5. Shirin Sabri. Author's Response to Commentaries on "The Purpose of Poetry" (1989-1990).
  6. Lavie Tidhar. Bahá'í Faith and Science Fiction, The (2004-01). — Contacts between Sci-Fi and Baha'i have so far been minimal, but the origins of these two seemingly-...
  7. Lavie Tidhar. Bahá'í Faith and Science Fiction, The (2005). — Short essay published in a "speculative fiction e-zine."
  8. Anjam Khursheed. Body, Mind, Soul and Spirit (1998). — The Baha'i view of human nature involves an interaction between spirit, soul and body — these thre...
  9. Ehud Maimon. Bridge over Troubled Waters: The City of Haifa in Lavie Tidhar's Stories (2012-01-23). — Brief mentions of the temple of the Bab and the terraces, and the place of Haifa and Mt. Carmel in s...
  10. Geoffrey Nash. Can There Be a Bahá'í Poetry? (1981). — The poetic vision; poetry in the 1800s; themes of Baha'i poetry; the use of profane imagery.
  11. Jack McLean. Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi (2012). — Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of...
  12. Jack McLean. Characterization in the Writings of Shoghi Effendi: With Special Attention to Yahya (2000). — The Guardian employed a creative literary device of adding moralistic comment about historical figur...
  13. Michael Fitzgerald, ed. Creative Circle, The: Art, Literature, and Music in Baha'i Perspective (1989). — Essays on the arts including poetry, music, film, etc. and their role in the Baha'i community.
  14. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. Creative Circle: Art, Literature and Music in the Bahá'í Perspective, ed. Michael Fitzgerald: Review (1989-1990).
  15. Marzieh Gail. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
  16. Ted Slavin. Dichotomies of Charles Dickens still hold true today, The (2011-02-19). — On the state of the present-day world, which swings between the extremes of unprecedented achievemen...
  17. Jack McLean. Dimensions of Spirituality: Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Bahá'í Faith (1994). — The search for truth; models and profiles of spiritual transformation; the mystical sense — prayer...
  18. Ron Price. Emergence of a Bahá'í Consciousness in World Literature: The Poetry of Roger White (2002). — A study of White's verse with a short biography and an analysis of the Baha'i Faith.
  19. William F. McCants, John Walbridge, Frank Lewis, et al.. Richard C. Martin, ed. Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World (2004). — Articles on Abdu'l-Baha, the Bab, Baha'u'llah, the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, Hujjatiya, Persian langua...
  20. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination (2000). — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
  21. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. Four Levels of Detachment in Doris Lessing's Shikasta,, The (2004). — The concept of detachment in Baha’u’llah’s Writings and its application to Doris Lessing’s S...
  22. Tom Lysaght. Genesis in King Lear: Joseph's Many-Colored Coat Suits Shakespeare (2019). — Creative comparison of the biblical figure of Joseph and the character of Edgar in Shakespeare's Kin...
  23. Elham Afnan. Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations, The: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature (1989). — The Baha'i Writings, with their new understanding of human destiny, can bridge the gap between utopi...
  24. Ross Woodman. "Good of the World and the Happiness of the Nations: A Study of Modern Utopian and Dystopian Literature,: Commentary (1989).
  25. Ross Woodman. "In the Beginning Was the Word": Apocalypse and the Education of the Soul (1993). — Hidden meanings in scripture and the soul are metaphorically identified with the huris, or brides. T...
  26. Annemarie Schimmel. Iqbál and the Bábí-Bahá'í Faith (1990). — One of the more influential Muslim thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, Iqbal expressed v...
  27. Todd Lawson. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses (2015). — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r...
  28. Greg Massiah. Kafka's spiritual dimension (1996). — The metaphysical significance of Franz Kafka's work is often overlooked. An exploration of religion ...
  29. John S. Hatcher. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2021). — List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
  30. Jack McLean. Literary Criticism, Theology and Deconstructionism (2001). — A dynamic tension exists between literary criticism and theology as distinct but mutually beneficial...
  31. E. G. Browne. Literary History of Persia: Volumes 1-4 (1902). — The essential text for students of Iranian literature through the ages.
  32. E. G. Browne. Literary History of Persia, Volume 4: Modern Times (1500-1924) (1928/1959). — Volume 4 contains the first extensive catalogue of Babi and Baha'i literature published in English. ...
  33. Glenford Mitchell. Literature of Interpretation, The: Notes on the English Writings of Shoghi Effendi (1972-73 Winter). — The influence of the writings of Shoghi Effendi on the Baha'i Faith is analogous to that of St. Augu...
  34. E. G. Browne. Literature of Persia, The: A Lecture delivered to the Persia Society (1912-04-26). — A selection of Persian poetry, featuring poems by Nabil, Tahirih, and Babi martyrs.
  35. Edwin McCloughan. Long, Withdrawing Roar, The: The Crisis of Faith and Nineteenth-Century English Poetry (2002). — A Baha'i response to the argument that the crisis of faith in the late 19th century was conditioned ...
  36. William S. Hatcher. Love, Power, and Justice (1999). — The pursuit and abuse of power are moral choices for which there is no moral justification.
  37. Ross Woodman. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation (1997). — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
  38. E. S. Stevens. Mountain of God, The (1911/1970). — Book excerpts, sympathetic portrayal by a non-Baha'i of Abdu'l-Baha and the small band of Baha’is ...
  39. Jack McLean. Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí (2001-07). — This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Baha'u'llah in the Seven Valleys, is prized by ...
  40. Necati Alkan. Nazif, Suleyman (2021). — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
  41. Robert Weinberg. New Cycle of Human Power, A: Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounters with Modernist Writers and Artists (2021-01). — On the impact of ‘Abdu’l-Baha on a number of individuals who were at the cultural vanguard of a ...
  42. Marzieh Gail. Notes on Persian Love Poems (1968 Spring). — A short history of Persian poetry. Includes a selection of poems by Hafiz, Rumi, Ali-Kuli Khan, and ...
  43. Moojan Momen. Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab (2011). — The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions...
  44. John Huddleston. Phoenix and the Ashes: The Bahá'í Faith and the Modern Apocalypse, by Geoffrey Nash: Review (1988). — 19th-century optimism, disillusionment with contemporary society, philosophy of history, political t...
  45. Robert E. Hayden, Douglas Ruhe, John S. Hatcher. Place of Poetry in Religion and Society, The: An Interview of Robert E. Hayden with Douglas Ruhe (2014). — Introduction by Hatcher to the life of Hayden (2014); transcript of a talk between Hayden and Dougla...
  46. Mary A. Sobhani. Postsecular Look at the Reading Motif in Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's The Woman Who Read Too Much, A (2015). — Nakhjavani’s historical novel includes metaphors that underscore a link between the secular and th...
  47. Shirin Sabri. Purpose of Poetry, The (1988). — Justifications for the work of contemporary artists; now is the time for Baha’is to work towards t...
  48. David L. Erickson. "Purpose of Poetry," by Shirin Sabri: Commentary (1989).
  49. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Re-florescence of Historical Romance in Nabil, The (1934). — Essay reflecting on the dominant themes of The Dawn-Breakers, an early narrative of Babi history aut...
  50. John S. Hatcher, ed, Amrollah Hemmat, ed. Reunion with the Beloved: Poetry and Martyrdom (2004-06). — Poetry by or in honor of early Babi and Baha'i martyrs. Includes foreword by Hushmand Fatheazam, and...
  51. Marion Woodman. Role of the Feminine in the New Era, The (1989). — The  unveiled feminine, symbolized by the unveiling of the Persian poet Tahirih at the conference ...
  52. Carolyn See. Saddlebag, The: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review (2000-09-15).
  53. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. Saddlebag: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers, by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani: Review (2002).
  54. Frank Lewis. Scripture as Literature: Sifting through the layers of the text (1997). — Literary and religious antecedents to some of the styles and genres of Baha'i scripture.
  55. William Michael Rossetti. Shelly's Life and Writings (1878 March). — Brief overview of the Babi Faith and Qurratu'l-Ayn vis-a-vis themes and personages in "The Revolt of...
  56. Nobel Augusto Perdu Honeyman (published as Nobel Perdu), Ismael Velasco. Shoghi Effendi: An approach to his artistic contribution to style in English literature and to standards in translation (2004). — On the technical and literary features of Shoghi Effendi's translations of Baha'i scriptures: transl...
  57. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. Spiritual Oppression in Frankenstein (1999). — Comparing Shelley’s depiction of a spiritual malaise in Frankenstein with Baha’u’llah’s defi...
  58. Cal E. Rollins. Symbols of Individuation in E. S. Stevens's The Mountain of God (1989). — Stevens’s novel records impressions of the Baha'i community in ‘Akka and Haifa in 1911. The two ...
  59. Iscander Micael Tinto. Text, Author, Reader and the Relationship with the Sacred (2008). — A preliminary survey of how the relationship between sacred scripture, its reader, and the author ...
  60. Jack McLean. "The Purpose of Poetry," by Shirin Sabri: Commentary (1989).
  61. Mary A. Sobhani. The Woman Who Read Too Much: A Novel, by Bahíyyih Nakhjavani: Review (2018).
  62. Horace Holley. The Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (1922-08). — On the creative nature of literature; the writings of Shakespeare; Baha'u'llah as author; the influe...
  63. Jack McLean. Under the Divine Lote Tree: Essays and Reflections (1999). — 85 literary and theological existential essays on topics such as poetry, scripture, philosophy, spir...
  64. Frank Lewis. Unveiling the Hidden Words, by Diana Malouf: An Extended Review (1998). — Book review, and a commentary on the need for Baha'i academia aimed at a secular audience, and the p...
  65. Marzieh Gail, Hilda Phillips. Wisdom and Wit of Roger White, The: Two Reviews (1987). — Reviews of White's books One Bird One Cage One Flight and A Sudden Music.

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  1. 1852-03-20 — The publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was the...
 
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