Dīvān of lyric poems
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Dīvān of lyric poems is a celebrated collection of lyrical poetry by the 15th-century Persian poet Jami, showcasing his mastery of mystical and romantic themes in classical Persian verse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
divan
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ work of Persian literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Persian Sufi tradition
ⓘ
Timurid literary culture ⓘ |
| author | Jami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Timurid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Islamic Golden Age’s later phase ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | various patrons and beloveds (in poetic convention) ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Indo-Persian poetry
ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ later Persian lyric poets ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
ghazal
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qasida ⓘ short lyrical pieces ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | classical Persian poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Persianate world ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Sufism
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divine love ⓘ ethics ⓘ mystical love ⓘ romantic love ⓘ spiritual refinement ⓘ |
| meter | classical Persian quantitative meters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eloquent classical style
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integration of Sufi doctrine into love poetry ⓘ mystical imagery ⓘ romantic themes ⓘ |
| originalRegion | Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jami’s poetic corpus ⓘ |
| period | 15th century ⓘ |
| reception |
highly esteemed by Persian critics
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widely read in Sufi circles ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Haft Awrang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yusuf and Zulaikha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Persian-Arabic script ⓘ |
| style |
balanced between mysticism and romance
ⓘ
ornate rhetorical devices ⓘ |
| theme |
ephemeral nature of the world
ⓘ
praise of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ separation and union ⓘ wine and tavern symbolism ⓘ |
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