Jalal Matini

Jalal Matini (Persian: جلال متینی) (born 1928) is a scholar of Persian literature, particularly the epic Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, and Iranian studies. He is also known for producing the critical edition of the Kush Nama.

Prior to the 1979 Iranian revolution, Matini was a professor and president of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Iran). After emigrating to the United States, Matini taught Persian literature at the University of California, Berkeley, and founded the journals "Iran-Nameh" and Iran-Shenasi.[1]

Works

English

Virtually all of Jalal Matini's work are in Persian but he has also written some English articles.

See also

References

  1. "SBS Radio". SBS Radio. Retrieved 18 February 2010.

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