Humāy o Humāyūn
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Humāy o Humāyūn is a romantic Persian masnavi (narrative poem) by the 14th-century poet Khwaju Kermani, celebrated for its lyrical style and courtly love story.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian masnavi
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narrative poem ⓘ romantic poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Khwaju Kermani’s reputation as a romantic poet ⓘ |
| author | Khwaju Kermani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Persianate court culture ⓘ |
| form | masnavi ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly love narrative
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romantic masnavi ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
ideal lover
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noble beloved ⓘ royal figures ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
allegory of love
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extended similes ⓘ hyperbole ⓘ imagery of beauty ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Humāy
NERFINISHED
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Humāyūn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Persian romantic masnavis ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epic-romantic narrative ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | later Persian romantic narratives ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Ilkhanid era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Classical Persian literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
courtly love
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romantic love ⓘ |
| meter | rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
courtly love story
ⓘ
lyrical style ⓘ |
| partOf | Khwaju Kermani’s poetic corpus ⓘ |
| setting |
imagined Persianate realms
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royal courts ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
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ornate ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
adventures of lovers
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idealized royal love ⓘ |
| theme |
chivalry and nobility
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fidelity in love ⓘ idealized beauty ⓘ trials of lovers ⓘ |
| titleRomanization | Humāy o Humāyūn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleVariant |
Humay u Humayun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humāy va Humāyūn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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