Poetics of experience based on the example of Persian carceral narratives

Though recent sprawling of prison memoirs in Persian literature is undoubtedly enhanced by historical reasons, still one should remember that captive themes cherish a long tradition in Persian literary discourse, which can be traced back to the beginnings of the New Persian lyrics and epics. The paper focuses on the inherent narrative potential of carceral experience and the Persian genre of habsiyye (the carceral), in particular