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    Persian literature refers to the body of writings in Modern Persia and has profoundly influenced other literatures. Some key examples include the Shahnameh, an epic poem written by Ferdowsi with 50,000 couplets telling the history of Persian kings. Another is the Masnavi, a poem written in Persian by Rumi, which is one of the most influential works of Sufism. Additionally, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam is a collection of quatrains written in Persian by the famous mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayam.

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    Persian literature refers to the body of writings in Modern Persia and has profoundly influenced other literatures. Some key examples include the Shahnameh, an epic poem written by Ferdowsi with 50,000 couplets telling the history of Persian kings. Another is the Masnavi, a poem written in Persian by Rumi, which is one of the most influential works of Sufism. Additionally, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam is a collection of quatrains written in Persian by the famous mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayam.

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    PERSIAN LITERATURE

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    Persian literature refers to the body of writings in Modern Persia and has profoundly influenced other literatures. Some key examples include the Shahnameh, an epic poem written by Ferdowsi with 50,000 couplets telling the history of Persian kings. Another is the Masnavi, a poem written in Persian by Rumi, which is one of the most influential works of Sufism. Additionally, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam is a collection of quatrains written in Persian by the famous mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayam.

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    Persian literature refers to the body of writings in Modern Persia and has profoundly influenced other literatures. Some key examples include the Shahnameh, an epic poem written by Ferdowsi with 50,000 couplets telling the history of Persian kings. Another is the Masnavi, a poem written in Persian by Rumi, which is one of the most influential works of Sufism. Additionally, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam is a collection of quatrains written in Persian by the famous mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayam.

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    PERSIAN

    LITERATURE
    BY ME
    A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON
    PERSIAN LITERATURE

     Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of


    Persian culture
     Refers to the body of writings in Modern Persia
     It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman
    Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia
     First writings were in verse
    Examples of Persian Literature

    Shahnameh
      Epic poem written by poet
    Ferdowsi
     The Book of Kings
     With 50000 couplets
    Examples of Persian Literature

    Masnavi
     A poem written in Persian
    by Rumi
     One of the best known
    and most influential works
    of Sufism
    Examples of Persian Literature

    The Rubaiyat of Omar


    Khayam
     Written not by a man of letters but
    by a famous mathematician
    and astronomer
    The Rubaiyat of Omar
    Khayam
    Translated by Edward Fitzgerald
     

    Wake!
    For the Sun, who scattered into flight
    The Stars before him from the Field of Night,
    Drives Night along with them from Heav'n and strikes
    The Sultán's Turret with a Shaft of Light.
    And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before Come,
    fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring  
    The Bird of Time has but a little way  
    To fly -- and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing.
    The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon  
    Turns Ashes -- or it prospers; and anon,  
    Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face  
    Lighting a little Hour or two -- is gone.
    Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai  
    Whose Doorways are alternate Night and Day,  
    How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp  
    Abode his Hour or two and went his way.
    Ah, my Beloved, fill the Cup that clears  
    TO-DAY of past Regrets and future Fears:  
    To-morrow! Why, To-morrow I may be  
    Myself with Yesterday's Sev'n thousand Years.
    For some we loved, the loveliest and the best  
    That from his Vintage rolling Time has prest, 
    Have drank their Cup a Round or two before,  
    And one by one crept silently to rest
    Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend,
    Before we too into the Dust descend;
    Dust into Dust, and under Dust, to lie,
    Sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and--sans End!
    Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! 
    One thing at least is certain--This Life flies: 
    One thing is certain and the rest is lies;
    The Flower that once is blown for ever dies
    EVALUATION

    1. The first writings of Persian Literature were


    in _______
    A. Verse B. Paragraph C. Narrative
    D. Essay
    2. Shahnameh has ________
    couplets
    A. 50000 B. 5000
    C. 69000 D. 69
    3. Masnavi was written by
    ________
    A. Rumi B. Ira
    C. FitzGerald D. Omar
    4. Rubaiyat of Omar
    Khayam was written by
    ________
    A. Omar Khayam
    B. Edward FitzGerald
    C. BTS
    D. EXO
    5. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam is
    outstanding because _______
    A. The author is a mathematician
    and astronomer
    B. Ira wrote it when she was still in
    her mother's womb
    C. Albert Einstein wrote it
    D. I LOVE MYSELF. SO MUCH

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