Introducing Persian Literature
Persian poetry ranks among the greatest in the world, and in Iran it is not just for an elite minority. All Iranians will constantly quote from their poets in everyday conversation. It is as if they have an ongoing relationship with their poets, who, whether alive or long dead, help them to understand the world. (see entire article)
Reputation in the Tragedy of Rostam and Sohrab in Shahnameh
In this article Dr. Hafazi explores the extraordinary and complex power that reputation exerts in Iran’s greatest literary epic Shahnameh. He shows how in searching for the good name the Persian warrior becomes a tragic victim of contradictory paradoxes. (see entire article)
Hunchback Fate in the Tragedy of Rostam and Sohrab in Shahnameh
Often times Iranians show tremendous fortitude as they resign their lives to fate- even in the face of difficulties such as the earthquake in northern Iran in 1990. Issa Dibaj analyses the Persian classic, Shahnameh, and highlights the Iranian's view of "Hunchback Fate." (see article)