Abstract:This paper examines James Justinian Morier's The Adventures of Haji Baba of Ispahan in order to reveal various horizons of meaning as a result of four different readings of the novel. The entertaining effect is surveyed through the first reading. The satirical hue which tints the events and characters is disclosed through the second reading. The third reading looks at the objectives underlying the entertaining and satirical-corrective texture of the narrative via employing Edward W. Said's critical theory of '… Show more
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