Persian literature, Iranian literature; Persian poets and writers, Iranian poets; a list of websites

Subject categories on this page

Iranian Poets and Authors

Classical and modern Persian poetry and prose.
The history of Persian literature.

History of Persian literature, an article in English.

Arts and Entertainment in Iran
A web index of Iranian writers, poets, Iranian literature, art and music, from Pars Times.

Contemporary Persian poetry audio downloads.
Lachini

Encyclopedia Iranica
The Encyclopedia Iranica is dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. The academic reference work will eventually cover all aspects of Iranian history and culture as well as all Iranian languages and literatures, facilitating the whole range of Iranian studies research from archeology to political sciences. The Encyclopedia is an international, collaborative project, based at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Iranian art and literature.
A web index from The Iranian.

The Iranian Online Magazine

The Magic of Persia
Magic of Persia (MOP) promotes Iranian art and culture to a wider audience outside of Iran, and strives to make a notable contribution to its long-term advancement worldwide. This is accomplished by establishing programmes in modern and contemporary Iranian art, music, media and academia in partnership with world-class institutions.

Middle East Virtual Library (MENALIB)
The Middle East Virtual Library (MENALIB) is an information portal for Middle East, North African, and Islamic Studies. It provides access to electronic full text materials or electronic bibliographical records of printed materials and manuscripts.

Pars Times. A web portal for Iran, the Middle East, The Persian Gulf and the Caspian region.
A non-commercial, non-partisan mainly targeted at researchers and scholars.

Persian Poets, Poetry and Poetic Art.
Including Khalgha’an-e Toe, Khalgha’an-e Toe, Vatan.

Wikipedia entry on Persian literature.

Women poets of Iran.
Forugh Farrokhzad, Simin Behbahani, Shahnaz A’lami, Meymanat Mirsadeghi, Zhaleh Esfahani, Zhila Mosa’ed, Shadab Vajdi, Mina Asadi.

Iranian Poets and Authors *

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi
Wikipedia
Firdausi’s great epic poem, “The Book of Kings” or “Shahnama”, does for the formative myths, legends and early history of Iran what Homer’s tales do for the ancient Mediterranean civilizations. It narrates the history of mankind from the creation of the world, putting Iran at the centre of the Universe, from the dawn of time to the destruction of the Persian Empire in the early 7th century AD at the hands of the conquering Muslim Arabs.

Shahnameh Search Engine in Persian

Rostam: Tales from The Shahnameh,
English Graphic Novel adaptation of tales from the Shahnameh.

Shahnameh
Helen Zimmern translation.

Shahnameh
Wikipedia entry

Shahnameh, illustrated images.

Shahnameh Search Engine in Persian.

Shahnameh
Arthur and Edmond Warner translation at the Internet Archive.

Shahnameh A.E.Warner with Images.

Simorq: A Music Project.
A short section of the Simorq Opera, video-recorded during a rehearsal in Tehran.

Shahnameh Persian and English text, A.E.Warner, MehrAbadi