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Hafez (Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī), 1315-1390 (Persian Poet)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1315 - 1390

Biography

Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known by his pen name Hafez, was a 14th century Persian poet. His collected works are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature and are often found in the homes of people in the Persian speaking world, who learn his poems by heart and still use them as proverbs and sayings.

Source

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

دیوان حافظ Divan-i Hafiz, early 19th century C.E.

 Item
Identifier: Or Ms 595
Scope and Contents

The collected works of Hafiz. Consists largely of ghazals: short poems made up of couplets with the same rhyme ending. They were intended to be sung, or at least spoken with heavy intonation, and were popular in Mughal court entertainments. Flower-painted lacquered covers.

Dates: early 19th century C.E.
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia

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