Daqiqi
Daqiqi دقیقی | |
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| Native name | دقیقی |
| Born | Abu Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Ahmad Daqīqī c. 935 Persian poetry, national epic |
| Subject | Persian revivalism |
| Notable works | Writing the story of Gushtasp in the Shahnameh |
Abu Mansur Daqiqi (Persian: ابومنصور دقیقی), better simply known as Daqiqi (دقیقی), was one of the most prominent Persian poets of the Samanid era. He was the first to undertake the creation of the national epic of Iran, the Shahnameh, but was killed in 977 after only completing 1,000 verses. His work was continued by his contemporary Ferdowsi, who would later become celebrated as the most influential figure in Persian literature.
Name
Daqiqi's personal name was Muhammad ibn Ahmad, whilst his patronymic was Abu Mansur, thus his full name being Abu Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Ahmad Daqīqī.[1] He is generally known in sources by his pen-name, Daqiqi (meaning "accurate" in Arabic and Persian).
Background and religion
Daqiqi was born around some time after 932. Like many other Iranian grandees and scholarly of the early Middle Ages, Daqiqi was most likely born into a family of Iranian landowners (
Daqiqi's place of birth is disputed−the cities of
Daqiqi has chosen four qualities of all good and evil things in the world:
Ruby-coloured lips and the sound of the lute.
Old red wine and the Zoroastrian religion!
Biography
Daqiqi began his career at the court of the
He was, however reportedly murdered by his slave in 977. Only a small part of Shahnameh had been completed, which was about the conflict between
Daqiqi's small part, which included around 1,000 verses, was maintained in the Shahnameh; his technique is more old-fashioned compared to that of Ferdowsi, and also "dry and devoid of the similes and images that are to be found in Ferdowsi's poetry" (Khaleghi-Motlagh).[3] This was mentioned in the Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, who although admired him, also criticized his poetic style, and considered it inappropriate for the national epic of Iran.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Dahlén 2016.
- ^ Litvinsky 1998, p. 97.
- ^ a b c Khaleghi-Motlagh 1993, pp. 661–662.
- ^ a b c Litvinsky 1998, p. 98.
- ^ Frye 1975, p. 154.
Sources
- Dahlén, Ashk (2016), "Literary Interest in Zoroastrianism in Tenth-Century Iran: The Case of Daqiqi's Account of Goshtāsp and Zarathustra in the Shāhnāmeh", in Williams, Alan; Stewart, Sarah (eds.), The Zoroastrian Flame: Exploring Religion, History and Tradition, I.B. Tauris, pp. 249–276, ISBN 9780857728869.
- ISBN 978-0-521-20093-6.
- Litvinsky, Ahmad Hasan Dani (1998). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Age of Achievement, A.D. 750 to the end of the 15th-century. UNESCO. ISBN 9789231032110.
- Khaleghi-Motlagh, Djalal (1993). "DAQĪQĪ, ABŪ MANṢŪR AḤMAD". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VI, Fasc. 6. pp. 661–662.
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