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From Memory to Manuscript: How Classical Persian Literature…
Long before printing presses and digital archives, the great poems and stories of Persia journeyed from living memory t…
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The Power of Patronage: How Kings and Courts Shaped Persian…
Long before publishing houses and global media, Persian poets and scholars looked to royal courts for support, sustenan…
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Why So Ornate? Understanding the Aesthetics of Classical Pe…
In the gilded courts and candlelit libraries of medieval Persia, writers and artists cultivated a style both lush and e…
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Mastering Ambiguity (Ihām): The Subtle Genius of Hafez
“One word can be the veil or the unveiling.” In Persian poetry, ihām—“ambiguity” or &ldqu…
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Layers of Meaning: Allusion in Classical Persian Literature
Allusion is the art of beckoning the reader beyond the surface of a verse—inviting them to hear echoes of earlier…
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The Art of Embellishment: An Introduction to Rhetorical Dev…
“A single word, struck or arranged just so, can turn mere prose into music.” In classical Persian and Arabi…
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From Khorasan to Iraq: Understanding the Major Stylistic Sh…
For over a millennium, Persian poets have refined their craft through successive schools of style (sabk). Two foundatio…
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Wise Fools and Holy Madmen: Paradoxical Figures in Sufi Lit…
In the rich tapestry of Sufi writing, you often meet characters who turn conventional piety on its head—laughing …
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The Pursuit of Adab: Ethics, Manners, and Wisdom in Classic…
In the rich tapestry of Persian literature, adab—a term encompassing etiquette, ethics, and cultivated condu…
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Voices of Lament: The Tradition of Elegy (Marsīya) in Persi…
Elegy—marsīya or, in its older Persian idiom, rithāʾ—has been the language of grief, remembrance, and moral…
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Destiny and Divine Will (Qaza wa Qadar) in Persian Narrativ…
In Persian literature, the doctrine of Qaza wa Qadar—God’s decree and predestination—permeates s…
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Mapping the Sufi Path: Stages and States in Classical Mysti…
Sufism often describes the seeker’s journey in two complementary registers: the maqāmāt (مقامات, “stat…
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