Epigram, Persian

by Seyed-Gohrab, Ali Asghar

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There is no single Persian word for “ epigram ,” yet the epigrammatic style is a central characteristic of Persian poetry. In Western literature, “epigram” (from Greek epigramma , inscription) refers to a terse statement in verse or prose with a pithy conclusion, which displays the poet’s wit. It can be “complimentary, satiric or aphoristic” (Cuddon, s.v. Epigram, 235–6). Persian poetic forms allow epigrammatic utterances, as a single line of poetry or a sequence of two or more couplets can be …

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There is no single Persian word for “ epigram ,” yet the epigrammatic style is a central characteristic of Persian poetry. In Western literature, “epigram” (from Greek epigramma , inscription) refers to a terse statement in verse or prose with a pithy conclusion, which displays the poet’s wit. It can be “complimentary, satiric or aphoristic” (Cuddon, s.v. Epigram, 235–6). Persian poetic forms allow epigrammatic utterances, as a single line of poetry or a sequence of two or more couplets can be regarded as an independent poem, and these short poems

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1918

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eng Islam

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Seyed-Gohrab, Ali Asghar

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