معرفی زینه المدایح و مؤلّف آن

Introduction to the Zīnat-al Madāyeḥ and Its Author

الملخص

The term tazkira (in Persian) refers to a book that primarily contains biographical accounts of poets and its importance is evident in the fields of literary history, literary criticism, and textual scholarship. The two main categories of tazkira are general and specific, In the first category, the lives and poetry of poets are discussed comprehensively, whereas in the second, the biographies and poetry of poets are restricted according to a particular period, geographical region, theme, literary genre, or other specific criterion. The tazkiras of Persian-speaking poets began in the fifth century AH and reached its peak during the Qajar period, the Persian monarch Fath-Ali Shah Qajar was deeply interested in poetry which provide favorable environment for its development and gain widespread popularity for poetry and poetry-writing.  He also showed considerable interest in recording the lives and poetry of poets associated with his court and commissioned several writers to compile tazkiras of the poets of his royal court.