Journal article
The Biography of Vahshi Bafqi (d. 991/1583) and the Tazkera Tradition
Journal of persianate studies, Vol.8(2), pp.195-222
01 Jan 2015
Abstract
This paper focuses on Vahshi Bafqi (d. 991/1583), especially on the sources for the study of his biography and works. The various editions of his collected poems are assessed. Next, all of the known early sources on Vahshi's biography are presented, including a very important one that has not been published or cited before. Laying out all of these sources allows us to construct a more authoritative biography of the poet than has appeared to date. On a broader level, we learn that the careers and works of poets of Vahshi's era are best understood in connection to one another. The tremendous growth of the tazkera genre in the Safavid-Mughal period makes possible this kind of research, focused on interconnectivity and cosmopolitanism in literary culture. In fact, the sources not only permit such an approach; they demand it. The paper ends with a series of recommendations for future research on Vahshi, his contemporaries, and the tazkeras themselves.
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- Title
- The Biography of Vahshi Bafqi (d. 991/1583) and the Tazkera Tradition
- Creators
- Theodore S. Beers - University of Chicago
- Publication Details
- Journal of persianate studies, Vol.8(2), pp.195-222
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Number of pages
- 28
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Computing and Informatics; Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000367801600004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84953860016
- Other Identifier
- 991022052306104721