Persian Language and Literature
ahmad behnami
Abstract
"The Analytical History of Persian Language", written by Homeira Zomordi, has been written for one of the courses in Persian language and literature. Has the author been successful in her goal of introducing students to the history of the Persian language? The author of this article has reviewed this ...
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"The Analytical History of Persian Language", written by Homeira Zomordi, has been written for one of the courses in Persian language and literature. Has the author been successful in her goal of introducing students to the history of the Persian language? The author of this article has reviewed this book. In this study, there are several shortcomings that can be enumerated as follows: many errors which can be seen in writing and some typographical errors, some of the historical information listed in the book is incorrect, lack of information which causes an incomplete understanding on the part of the reader, adequate sources have not been used in the writing of this book, the various sections of this book are taken from the research of the predecessors, and the author has not played much of a role in finding what he mentions.
Persian Language and Literature
Ahmad Behnami
Abstract
“Haqiqat-ol Hadiqat: Selections & Excerpts of All Chapters of Sanai Ghaznavis Hadiqat-ol Haqiqat” is a book compiled by Homeira Zomorodi, with the aim of providing a selection from “Sanai Ghaznavis Hadiqat-ol Haqiqat” book and related commentary. Was the book successful in ...
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“Haqiqat-ol Hadiqat: Selections & Excerpts of All Chapters of Sanai Ghaznavis Hadiqat-ol Haqiqat” is a book compiled by Homeira Zomorodi, with the aim of providing a selection from “Sanai Ghaznavis Hadiqat-ol Haqiqat” book and related commentary. Was the book successful in achieving its purpose of familiarizing Persian literature readers and students with this significant Persian literary work? In order to evaluate the text accuracy, the author refers to valid sources such as Persian dictionaries, the original text of Sana’i Ghaznavi’s book, old Persian texts sharing common anecdotes with the original text, and commentaries and explications. As a result of such evaluation, few shortcomings have been found, some of which can be cited as various writing, editing, and printing-related flaws in the text, and the citations of verses in many cases are incorrect. In several instances, there are also inaccurate interpretations of verses, incorrect presentation of anecdotes and allusions origins, and flawed translation of cited Arabic phrases. Also, many verses are left unexplained.
