Parvin Loloi
- PLATTS, JOHN THOMPSON
PLATTS, JOHN THOMPSON (b. Calcutta, India, 1 August 1830; d. London, 21 September 1904), scholar and teacher of Persian at…
- ŠĀH-NĀMA TRANSLATIONS iii. Into ENGLISH
The numerous and varied English versions of the Šāh-nāma can be divided into two groups: direct translations from the Persian…
- MORḠ-E SAḤAR
MORḠ-E SAḤAR (Dawn bird), a taṣnif (song) in māhur mode with the verse in two stanzas written by Moḥammad-Taqi Bahār…
- EY IRĀN
EY IRĀN, EY MARZ-E POR GOHAR (O Iran, O bejeweled land), the title of an ardently patriotic hymn of praise…
- HAFEZ x. TRANSLATIONS OF HAFEZ IN ENGLISH
HAFEZ x. TRANSLATIONS OF HAFEZ IN ENGLISH The first poem by Hafez to appear in English was the work…
- GLADWIN, FRANCIS
GLADWIN, FRANCIS (d. ca. 1813), lexicographer and prolific translator of Persian literature into English. He served in the Bengal Army…
- BOROUGH, Christopher
BOROUGH, Christopher (fl. 1579-1587), English merchant, traveler and linguist, who traveled to Russia as an interpreter for the sixth voyage…
- ROBINSON, Samuel
ROBINSON, Samuel (b. Manchester, 23 March 1794; d. Blackbrook Cottage, Wilmslow, Cheshire, 9 December 1884), British scholar of Persian, translator,…
- BUNTING, Basil Cheesman
BUNTING, Basil Cheesman (b. Scotswood Upon Tyne, Northumberland 1st March 1900; d. Hexam General Hospital, Northumberland, 17 April 1985), poet,…
- EASTWICK, EDWARD BACKHOUSE
EASTWICK, EDWARD BACKHOUSE (b. Warfield, Berkshire, 13 March 1814; d. Ventnor, Isle of Wight, 16 July 1883), Orientalist and diplomat,…
- BANISTER, Thomas
BANISTER, Thomas (d. Arrash, 20 July 1571), British merchant and traveler to Persia who commanded the fifth voyage from Britain…
- COWELL, EDWARD BYLES
COWELL,EDWARD BYLES (1826-1903), polymath, scholar, and translator from Indian languages and Persian. Cowell was born in Ipswich of a liberal…
- BINYON, (ROBERT) LAURENCE
BINYON, (ROBERT) LAURENCE (1869-1943), prolific English poet, translator, art historian and critic, notably of Oriental art. Binyon was born in…