Persian Lyric Poetry in the Classical Era, 800-1500: Ghazals, Panegyrics and Quatrains : A History of Persian Literature Vol. II

The second volume in this series presents the reader with an extensive study of some major genres of Persian poetry from the first centuries after the rise of Islam to the end of the Timurid era and the inauguration of Safavid rule in the beginning of the sixteenth century. The authors explore the development of poetic genres, from the panegyric (qaside), to short lyrical poems (ghazal), and the quatrains (roba'i), tracing the stylistic evolution of Persian poetry up to 1500 and examine the vital role of these poetic forms within the rich landscape of Persian literature.ISBN : 9781788318242 Cover Title Copyright A Note from the Editorial Board of a History of Persian Literature Contents Contributors Foreword Chapter 1: The Panegyrical Qaside—A Brief Historical Preview 1. The Qaside in the Samanid Era (819–1005) 2. The Early Ghaznavid Period 3. Later Ghaznavid Poetry in Lahore and Ghazna Chapter 2: The Panegyric Qaside in the Eastern Iranian World: Court Poetry in the Samanid and Ghaznavid Periods 1. Introduction 2. The Qaside and the Court: The Art of Celebration 3. Elegies and Invective Poems 4. Invective Poems 5. Formal and Rhetorical Strategies 6. Conclusion Chapter 3: The Qaside After the Fall of the Ghaznavids 1100–1500 CE 1. The Survival of the Qaside 2. The Rise of the Saljuqs 3. Two Early Saljuq Poets Lâmeʿi of Gorgân Borhâni of Nishapur 4. Amir Moʿezzi 5. Anvari 6. Zahir of Fâryâb 7. Two Qaside Poets in Isfahan Jamâl-al-Din Mohammad Chapter 4: Qasides of the Khwârazmshâhid Court: Vatvât and Adib Sâber 1. Introduction The Qarakhanids Amʿaq of Bukhara Khwârazmshâhid Poets 2. Khwârazm and Khwârazmshâhids Vatvât and the Khwârazmshâhids Adib Sâber and the Khwârazmshâhids 3. Vatvât and Adib Sâber: Figurative Language and Rhetoric Vatvât’s Style Adib Sâber’s Style 4. Rashid-al-Din Vatvât Vatvât: Education Vatvât: Personality Vatvât’s Other Works Vatvât’s Patrons 5. Vatvât’s Qasides 6. Adib Sâber Termedhi Adib Sâber’s Personality Adib Sâber’s Education Adib Sâber’s Patrons 7. Adib Sâber’s Qasides 8. Conclusion Chapter 5: The Qaside in Western Persia—Persian Poetry Goes West 1. Asadi of Tus 2. Qatrân of Tabriz 3. Khâqâni Chapter 6: The Qaside in the Mongol and Timurid Periods 1. Introduction 2. The Khwârazmshâhs Literary Background 3. The Mongol Period Sociopolitical Backdrop Literary Milieu 4. Minor Courts The Older Courts The Five Smaller Dynasties 5. Beyond the Iranian Territories 6. Timurid Period Sociopolitical Background Literary Milieu 7. Qaside: its Literary Status and Principal Features in the Thirteenth–Fifteenth Centuries Patronage Socioeconomic Position of Panegyrists Style of Qaside 8. Componential Features 9. Thematic Division of the Qaside Exordium Transitional Line(s) Encomium Prayer Renewal of the Opening Distich 10. Linguistic Considerations Macaronic Poems The Entry of Mongol Words 11. Themes of the Qaside Praising Secular Powers Glorification of the Sacred Invocation to God (monâjât) Felicitations Elegy Complaints Self-reproach Homily Satire Celebration of Wine Drinking Description of Natural Phenomena Miscellaneous 12. Rhetorical Features General Considerations Overuse of Metaphor 13. Conclusion Chapter 7: Stanzaic Poems 1. The Tarjiʿ-band and Tarkib-band Prosody Prosodical Theory History 2. Mosammat Prosody Prosodical Theory History 3. Conclusion Chapter 8: The Ghazal in Medieval Persian Poetry 1. A Brief Survey of the Subject 2. The Prosody of the Ghazal—The Classical Form of the Ghazal 3. The Contents of the Ghazal The Genre of the Taghazzol Lover and Beloved Modes of Speech and Style The Purpose of Writing Ghazals Love in the Abstract Mysticism in the Ghazal 4. The Pre-classical Ghazal (Tenth–Eleventh Centuries) The Ghazal in Arabic Poetry Textual History Rudaki Onsori and Farrokhi 5. The Age of Sanâ’i (Late Eleventh–Twelfth Centuries) Masʿud-e Saʿd Othmân Mokhtâri Sanâ’I Seyyed Hasan Ashraf Suzani Abd-al-Vâseʿ Jabali Anvari Khâqâni Nezâmi of Ganje Jamâl-al-Din of Isfahan 6. The Age of Saʿdi (Thirteenth Century) The Historical and Cultural Context The Expansion of Sufism and the Ghazal Three Great Mystical Poets of Ghazals The First Followers of Saʿdi 7. The Age of Hâfez (Fourteenth Century) Politics and Persian Culture during the Fourteenth Century Hâfez of Shiraz Some Samples of Hâfez’s Ghazals Hâfez and Other Poets of the Ghazal 8. The Age of Jâmi (Fifteenth Century) 9. Conclusion Chapter 9: The Flourishing of Persian Quatrains 1. Introduction 2. The Quatrain’s Origins, Rhyme, and Meter 3. Early Collections of Quatrains 4. Quatrains and the Genre of Prosimetrum 5. Wandering Quatrains 6. Later Collections of Quatrains 7. Amatory Motifs in Collections of Quatrains 8. Collections with Mystical Contents 9. Omar Khayyâm and the Persian Quatrains 10. Khayyâmian Motifs Employed by Other Poets 11. Quatrains of Saʿdi 12. Rumi as a Poet of Quatrains 13. Fakhr-al-Din Erâqi (d. 1289) and Homâm-al-Din Tabrizi (d. ca. 1314–15) 14. Quatrains by Hâfez (ca. 1315–1390) Language, Rhetoric, and Distinctive Features of Hâfez’s Quatrains Use of a “Pen Name” (Takhallos) in Quatrains 15. Quatrains by Hâfez’s Contemporaries 16. The Quatrain’s Use in Public 17. Conclusion Chapter 10: Shahrâshub Chapter 11: Hajv and Profane Persian Abbreviations of Books and Journals Frequently Cited Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Literature Index "The second volume in this series presents the reader with an extensive study of some major genres of Persian poetry from the first centuries after the rise of Islam to the end of the Timurid era and the inauguration of Safavid rule in the beginning of the sixteenth century. The authors explore the development of poetic genres, from the panegyric (qaside), to short lyrical poems (ghazal), and the quatrains (roba'i), tracing the stylistic evolution of Persian poetry up to 1500 and examine the vital role of these poetic forms within the rich landscape of Persian literature."--Bloomsbury Publishing. "The second volume in this series presents the reader with an extensive study of some major genres of Persian poetry from the first centuries after the rise of Islam to the end of the Timurid era and the inauguration of Safavid rule in the beginning of the sixteenth century. The authors explore the development of poetic genres, from the panegyric (qaside), to short lyrical poems (ghazal), and the quatrains (roba'i), tracing the stylistic evolution of Persian poetry up to 1500 and examine the vital role of these poetic forms within the rich landscape of Persian literature."-- Provided by publisher