Golestan

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Golestan is a classic 13th-century Persian literary work by Saadi that blends prose and poetry to convey moral lessons and social commentary.

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Golestan canonical 2

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instanceOf Persian literary work
book
didactic literature
alsoKnownAs Golestan Province
surface form: Golestān

Gulistan
author Saadi
Saadi
surface form: Saadi Shirazi
contains anecdotes
aphorisms
poems
stories
countryOfOrigin Persia
dateWritten 1258
follows didactic narrative tradition
genre didactic literature
moral literature
poetry
prose
hasPart chapter on love and youth
chapter on rules of conduct
chapter on the benefits of silence
chapter on the effects of education
chapter on the excellence of contentment
chapter on the manners of kings
chapter on the morals of dervishes
chapter on weakness and old age
influenced European literature
Turkish literature
surface form: Ottoman literature

Persian literature
Urdu literature
language Persian
literaryForm prosimetrum
literaryPeriod Classical Persian literature
mainTheme ethics
human behavior
moral lessons
social commentary
notableFor blend of humor and wisdom
concise moral maxims
elegant Persian prose
originalLanguage Persian
publicationCentury 13th century
structure combination of prose and verse
subject practical ethics
social relations
titleMeaning The Rose Garden
usedAs textbook for Persian prose style
writtenBy Saadi in Shiraz

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Saadi notableWork Golestan
The Rose Garden alsoKnownAs Golestan