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
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
romantic masnavi
hasCharacterType ideal lover
noble beloved
royal figures
hasLiteraryDevice allegory of love
extended similes
hyperbole
imagery of beauty
hasProtagonist Humāy NERFINISHED
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
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
royal courts
style lyrical
ornate
subjectMatter adventures of lovers
idealized royal love
theme chivalry and nobility
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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Khwaju Kermani notableWork Humāy o Humāyūn