Dominic Parviz Brookshaw is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Persian Literature at Stanford University Olga M. Davidson is a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University. Anna Stavrakopoulou is Associate Professor of Theater Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

This fascinating collection of articles…enriches our knowledge of classical and modern literature in the Near and Middle East, showing the importance of wit and entertainment in writing throughout history, and alerting us to the challenge of decoding the authors' play with bawdy satire and delicate humor.

Dominic Parviz Brookshaw is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Persian Literature at Stanford University Olga M. Davidson is a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University. Anna Stavrakopoulou is Associate Professor of Theater Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

This fascinating collection of articles…enriches our knowledge of classical and modern literature in the Near and Middle East, showing the importance of wit and entertainment in writing throughout history, and alerting us to the challenge of decoding the authors' play with bawdy satire and delicate humor.

Dominic Parviz Brookshaw is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Persian Literature at Stanford University Olga M. Davidson is a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University. Anna Stavrakopoulou is Associate Professor of Theater Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

This fascinating collection of articles…enriches our knowledge of classical and modern literature in the Near and Middle East, showing the importance of wit and entertainment in writing throughout history, and alerting us to the challenge of decoding the authors' play with bawdy satire and delicate humor.