List of Persian poets and authors

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A Meeting of Some Iranian Poets: (L to R) Morteza Keyvan, Ahmad Shamlou, Nima Yooshij, Siavash Kasraie, and Hushang Ebtehaj.
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A Meeting of Some Iranian Poets: (L to R) Morteza Keyvan, Ahmad Shamlou, Nima Yooshij, Siavash Kasraie, and Hushang Ebtehaj.

The list is not comprehensive but is continuously being expanded and includes writers and poets from Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and India. This list is alphabetized by chronological order. Some names that lived during the turn of a century appear twice.

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[edit] Before The Islamic Invasion

Most of the ancient Persian literature was lost during the Islamic conquest of Persia.

[edit] From the Islamic Invasion to the 8th century

Morteza Motahhari lists the name of dozens of Iranians who contributed to Arabic, Persian, or Pahlavi literature during the Umayyid occupation period of Iran.[1] Although not particularly famous for Persian literature, nevertheless some of the more notable names are:

[edit] 9th century

[edit] 10th century

[edit] 11th century

[edit] 12th century

[edit] 13th century

[edit] 14th century

[edit] 15th century

[edit] 16th century

Vahshi Bafghi

[edit] 17th century

[edit] 18th century

[edit] 19th century

[edit] 20th century and beyond

[edit] Prose

[edit] Poetry

[edit] References

  • Motahari, Khadamat-i mutaghanil-i Iran wa Islam, Vol 14, p583-590
  • E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-7007-0406-X
  • Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K
  • Zarrinkoub, Two centuries of silence, ISBN 964-5983-33-6

[edit] See also

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