Shahin Shirazi
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Shāhin-i Shirāzi (born in Shiraz, Iran) was a Persian Jewish poet in the 14th century.
Biography[]
The details surrounding his biography are not clear. It is known that he worked during the reign of Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1316-1335), and that he was also a contemporary of the Persian poet Hafez (d. 1390).[1] It is unclear whether '"Shahin" is the poet's first name or his pen name. It is possible that he was from Kashan and that he was buried in Shiraz.[2]
Works[]
His works include epic cycles (poetic epics) from the Pentateuch and from later parts of the Bible.[citation needed] The Musā-nāmah was composed in 1327, and includes narratives from Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. The work contains close to 10,000 couplets. His versification of the Book of Genesis, Bereshit-nāmah, was composed around 1358 and contains close to 8,700 couplets.[citation needed]
His epic poem on the tale of Queen Esther, Ardashir-nāmah, includes multiple stories in addition to the well-known biblical narrative. For example, Shāhin also expounds on the adventures of Shiru, the son of Ardashir (Ahaseurus) and Queen Vashti.[3]
- Bereshit-nāmah (The Book of Genesis)
- Musā-nāmah (The Book of Moses)
- Ardashir-nāmah (The book of Ardashir)
- Ezra-nāmah (The Book of Ezra)
See also[]
- List of Persian poets and authors
- Persian literature
- Persian Jews
- Dzhidi language
- Judeo-Persian
- 7dorim.com (Persian)
Further reading[]
- Amnon Netzer: "Literature of the Jews of Iran, A short survey." Padyavand Vol 1. Los Angeles 1996, pp 5–17.
- David Gilinsky, "An original critical edition with English translation of Chapter 26 of Ardashir Nameh", BA Finals Dissertation, Cambridge University, April 1992, available from Cambridge University Library and on SCRIBD.
- E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-7007-0406-X
- Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company.
- Vera Basch Moreen (tr. and ed.), In Queen Esther's Garden: An Anthology of Judeo-Persian Literature (Yale Judaica): Yale 2000, ISBN 0300079052
Gottheil, Richard; Bacher, Wilhelm (1901–1906). "Judæo-Persian Literature". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
References[]
- ^ Vera Basch Moreen (tr. and ed.), In Queen Esther's Garden: An Anthology of Judeo-Persian Literature (Yale Judaica): Yale 2000, ISBN 978-0-300-07905-0
- ^ Vera Basch Moreen (tr. and ed.), In Queen Esther's Garden: An Anthology of Judeo-Persian Literature (Yale Judaica): Yale 2000, ISBN 978-0-300-07905-0
- ^ Vera Basch Moreen (tr. and ed.), In Queen Esther's Garden: An Anthology of Judeo-Persian Literature (Yale Judaica): Yale 2000, ISBN 978-0-300-07905-0
- People from Shiraz
- 14th-century Persian poets
- Medieval Persian Jews
- 14th-century Jews
- Ilkhanate-period poets
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