Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob
Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub (Luri/Persian: عبدالحسین زرینکوب, also Romanized as Zarrinkoub, Zarrinkoub, æbdolhoˈsejn zæɾ[ɾ]iːnˈkuːb; 21 March 1923 – 15 September 1999) was a scholar and professor of Iranian literature, history of literature, Persian culture and history. He was born in Borujerd, Iran, received his PhD from Tehran University in 1955 under the supervision of Badiozzaman Forouzanfar, and held faculty positions at universities such as Oxford University, Sorbonne and Princeton University.
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- Name
- Abdulhussein Zarrinkoub عبدالحسین زرینکوب
- Born
- 21 March 1923
- Birthplace
- Borujerd, Sublime State of Iran
- Died
- 15 September 1999
- Place of death
- Tehran, Iran
- Known for
- scholar of Iranian literature, history of literature, Persian culture and history
- Spouse
- Ghamar Ariyan
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- historian · literary scholar · translator · essayist · writer · literary critic
- Fields
- Iranian studies
- Education
- University of Tehran
- Languages
- Persian
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• Name — Abdulhussein Zarrinkoub عبدالحسین زرینکوب • Born — 21 March 1923 • Birthplace — Borujerd, Sublime State of Iran • Died — 15 September 1999 • Place of death — Tehran, Iran • Known for — scholar of Iranian literature, history of literature, Persian culture and history • Notable Works — Two Centuries of Silence • Spouse — Ghamar Ariyan
Research works
Research works
Some of his works in English are: • The Arab Conquest of Iran and its aftermath: in Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 4, London, 1975. • "Sufism in its historical perspective", Iranian studies III, 1970, p. 137-220 • Nizami, a Lifelong Quest for a Utopia, 1977, Rome.
Rumi and Erfan
Rumi and Erfan
Zarrinkoub also wrote about the Persian poet Molana Jalaleddin Balkhi (Rumi) and his works. Zarrinkoub's "Serr-e Ney" (سرّ نی, "Secret of the Reed"), "Pelleh-Pelleh ta Molaqat-e Khuda" (پلهپله تا ملاقات خدا, "Step by Step until Visiting God") and "Bahr dar Koozeh" (بحر در کوزه, "Sea in a Jug") are critiques and comparative analyses of Rumi's Masnavi. Zarrinkoub's research works on Hafez and Persian mysticism resulted in several books including "Az Kuche-ye Rendan" (از کوچهٔ رندان) and "Arzesh-e Miras-e Sufiyeh" (ارزش میراث صوفیه).
History of Persia
History of Persia
Zarrinkoub wrote "Two Centuries of Silence" (دو قرن سکوت) on Islamic history and Ruzegaran (روزگاران) (The Ages) (Iran's history from the beginning to the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty), which covers the 3,000-year history of Iran since the Aryans migrated to the Iranian plateau.
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Literary criticism and comparative literature
Zarrinkoob wrote a book called "Naqd-e Adabi" (نقد ادبی, "Literary Criticism") covering comparative literature and Persian literary criticism.
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