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A Critique on Dictionary of Literary Figures with a Focus on the Poets of Fars

Document Type : Research Paper

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Phd Candidate of Persian Language and Literature ,Univercity of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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In Dictionary of Literary Figures (Farhang-e Sokhanvaran) written by Abdul Rasul Khayyāmpour (Tahbazzadeh) in two volumes, the pennames of Persian-speaking poets are listed alphabetically. The author has provided relatively detailed sources for each poet under each entry so that the researcher can use them by referring to the penname of the poet of his/her choice. To compile this work, the author has used 245 sources, both books and articles, mainly from biographical notes (tazkireh) as well as historical works. This valuable and unique list was first published in 1961 in one volume. According to the introduction to this work written by the Khayyāmpour family, after the first publication of the book (1961), the author pursued his research until 1976 to complete the Dictionary until his death in 1979. His family then undertook the task of finalizing the compilation of the mentioned work in 1989 and published it. Dictionary of Literary Figures is an invaluable and useful resource that apparently has no counterpart in the Persian language and is considered an initiative of Khayyāmpour. With all the merits and practical aspects of this work, it still suffers from many flaws which should be brought to the attention of the researchers in order to help them extract the maximum information from it.
 
 
 

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Journal of Poetry Studies (boostan Adab)
Volume 17, Issue 4 - Serial Number 66
Journal of Poetry Studies, Vol 17, Issue 4, Ser 66, 2026‎
February 2026
Pages 79-94
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