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Khaqani Shirvani (1121/22--1199) is perhaps one of the most enigmatic poets and prose-writers in the history of Persian literature. It is often argued that no other twelfth-century poet or writer reflected more the social and cultural context of the Persian-speaking world in the written form than Khaqani. In addition to this, he was without doubt a pioneer in many facets of Persian poetry, be it in rhetoric, compound metaphor or prosody, and until now this has made his writings rather complex for modern readers to appreciate. In this book, Alireza Korangy offers the first English-language engagement with Khaqani's prose work, letters and philosophy, looking at how his ideas influenced his poetry, and how the context influenced both these forms of literary output. By approaching one of the more complicated bodies of work in the history of Persian literature through Khaqani's prose, Korangy allows for an understanding of both poetics and linguistics, as well as an analysis of the historical and social trends of Khaqani's life and times.

Author Biography:

Alireza Korangy is Assistant Professor at the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Virginia. He holds a PhD from Harvard University. He is the author of Martyrdom in Iran: The History of Martyrs in Classical and Modern Persian Literature, and co-editor of The Beloved in Middle East Literature: The Culture of Love and Languishing (both forthcoming with I.B.Tauris).
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March 19th, 2026
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  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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3 bw integrated
Pages
352
ISBN-13
9781784536251
Product ID
24160581

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