Sayr-i taḥavvul-i adabīyāt-i zhūrnālīstī dar zabān-i Fārsī

This comprehensive study, titled Sayr-i taḥavvul-i adabīyāt-i zhūrnālīstī dar zabān-i Fārsī, investigates the formative period of journalistic writing in Īrān. Edited by Aḥmad Samī‘ī under the auspices of the Farhangistān-i Zabān va Adab-i Fārsī, this first volume concentrates on the ‘Nukhustīn qalamhā-yi zhūrnālīstī’ (The First Journalistic Pens) during the critical Nāṣirī and Muẓaffarī eras of the Qājār dynasty. The text provides a detailed history of how the introduction of newspapers transformed Persian prose, moving it away from the ornate styles of the past towards clarity and directness. Through an examination of key figures such as Mīrzā Malkam Khān and Mīrzā Ḥabīb Iṣfahānī, the work highlights the intersection of political reform and literary innovation in 19th-century Īrān.