Haft Paykar
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Haft Paykar is a 12th-century romantic and allegorical epic poem by Nizami Ganjavi, renowned for its intricate narrative structure and rich symbolism centered on the Sasanian king Bahram Gur.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haft Paykar canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian literary work
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allegorical poem ⓘ epic poem ⓘ romantic poem ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Seven Beauties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nizami Ganjavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life and legends of Bahram V of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major classic of Persian poetry ⓘ |
| centralMotif | Bahram Gur’s visits to seven pavilions ⓘ |
| contains | stories told by seven princesses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| didacticFunction | moral instruction through exempla ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly romance
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didactic literature ⓘ romantic epic ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ottoman Turkish literature
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South Asian Persianate literature ⓘ later Persian romance literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sasanian royal lore
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pre-Islamic Iranian traditions ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | masnavi ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | medieval Persian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bahram Gur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metre | mathnawi couplets ⓘ |
| movement | Persian classical literature ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | frame tale with embedded stories ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex narrative architecture
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integration of astrology into narrative ⓘ rich use of color symbolism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| partOf | Khamsa of Nizami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | fourth poem of the Khamsa ⓘ |
| religiousPhilosophicalContext | Islamic Persian intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| setting | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | seven main narrative episodes ⓘ |
| symbolism |
seven colors
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seven domes ⓘ seven planets ⓘ seven princesses ⓘ |
| theme |
astrology and cosmology
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illusion and reality ⓘ kingship and just rule ⓘ love ⓘ moral and spiritual refinement ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Seven Beauties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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