Transformation of the Traditional Motifs in the Lyrics of Hatef Isfahani (XVIII c.)

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Keywords: Isfahan school of poets of the XVIII c.; literary movement of Bazgasht; the poetry of Indian style; stylistic evolution of poetry

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Ardashnikova A.N., Reysner M.L. Transformation of the Traditional Motifs in the Lyrics of Hatef Isfahani (XVIII c.). // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2013. N 3, p.55–69

Ardashnikova A.N. (Lomonosov Moscow State University)
Reysner M.L. (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the little-studied period of the development of Persian Literature, which, nevertheless, can be characterized as an important stage in the stylistic evolution of the traditional poetry. The works of one of the most popular poets of the period Hatef Isfahani (died in 1784) show the process of formation of the new poetic style, based on the idea of returning to the classical norm. Hatef’s poetry demonstrates both the gap with the closest predecessors and significant differences with the stable repertoire of classical poetic motifs.