Zabihollah Safa

Zabihollah Safa (Persian ذبیحالله صفا; born May 7, 1911 in Schahmirzād, Iran, † 29 April 1999 in Lübeck) was a professor of Iranian Studies at the University of Tehran. Meaning he gained through his extensive work on the history of Persian literature, his editions of classical texts as well as the individual aspects of the humanities and science History of Iran. He provided regular contributor to the Encyclopædia Iranica.

Training

Zabihollah Safa visited in Babol, the school, the high school in Tehran and laid his high school diploma from 1933. He studied philosophy and Persian literature at Tehran University, he finished 1943 with a doctorate.

Professional career

He was then in 1943 a lecturer at the University of Tehran, 1948, he was appointed there as a full professor of Persian literature and literary history, 1961/62 he was a visiting professor in Hamburg, 1963, he was Director of the Department of Persian literature at Tehran University until his on his own request, made ​​retirement in 1968. Moreover, he was editor in chief of More ( 1937-1941 ), along with Parviz Natel - Khanlari Associate Editor of Sokhan ( 1941-42 ), founder of the literary magazine Shabâhang ( 1942-1946 ) and editor of journal of the Faculty of Literature at the University of Tehran ( 1946-1968 ).

In addition, he has held a number of administrative tasks. He was, for example, Secretary General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO (1948-1964), deputy director since 1964, the same Commission, also a member of the National Commission for UNESCO in their international meetings in Beirut (1948 ), Paris (1949 ), Florence (1950 ) in Paris ( 1952), in Montevideo (1954 ) and New Delhi ( 1956), as well as a member of other UNESCO meetings in Damascus, Calcutta, Brussels, Jakarta and Paris. 1971-1978 he was Secretary General of the " Ministry of Culture and the Arts " ( Wesarat -e Farhang o Honar ), 1973 Member of the Supreme Council of the National television and radio stations of Iran, a permanent member of the " Academy of Persian Language and Literature" ( Farhangestân - e Saban o Adab -e Farsi) and administrative member of the Iranian red Cross ( Shir o Khorshid -e Sorkh - red Lion with red sun ) (1946 -1975 ).

Scientific work

The scientific work Safas covers the entire field of Persian literature, but also areas of Iranian culture as the mystique, the Iranian festivals and much more. There are also some translations from the French.

Like many of his contemporaries in Iran, he took a liking to the French Romantics. From this period dates the translation of two works of Lamartine. Later he devoted himself to the translation of Les Kayanides work of Arthur Christensen, a Danish scholar in the field of Iranian Studies.

A collection of his own poems, titled Naš'at -e Gam ( " noise of the cup ") was launched several times since 1976.

Importance

Of the two forms of Persian poetry, the epic and the lyrical, lay him, at least judging by his work, the former - and here especially the heroic poetry - more at heart. His book Hamâse - sarâ'î represent Iran ( "History of heroic poetry in Iran "), which is one of his first scientific work was groundbreaking in this area. This theme, which had previously been treated by scholars as J. Mohl, Th Nöldeke, W. Barthold and H. Taqizade only introductory, learned only by Safa Zabihollah a detailed investigation which does not exceeded since its first appearance in 1945 until today been. He devotes the first two chapters of the history of the Persian epic; In the third chapter he treats approximately fifty works of the Persian epic poem, which he divides into national, historical and religious epic. Among them naturally takes the Shahnameh the most space. In the fourth chapter he deals with the content of the Iranian epic poetry.

The other area with which Safa employed for several years, is the history of Persian literature, published over the eight volumes ( 5920 pages).

" The term adabiât (' Literature' ) does not mean for Safa here in the narrow sense alone the beautiful spiritual, but the entire Persian literature. Thus, this literature grew into a true monumental work. As regards the belletristic literature in particular, the author has the life and works of many poets illuminated, of which the Iranians knew little more than the name before. "

Awards

For his years of service in the cultural life of the country Zabihollah Safa awards include the following awards: the Order of Science first class from the Ministry of Culture in 1936 (possibly date error ), the Order of gratitude ( Neshan -e sepas ) first class in 1947, the Academic Palms rank Commandeur of the French Government on February 11, 1970, the Neshan -e Taj ( award of the crown ) in 1977, also the Yarshater lectureship price of Roudaki Foundation ( Rudaki ) (Vancouver, Canada) in 1997.

Bibliography

Persian literature

  • Hamâse - sarâ'i represent Iran ( History of the heroic epic of Iran ), Tehran 1945 (2000)
  • Tarikh -e -e Tahawwol Nasm -o- Nassr -e Parsi ( evolution of pers poetry and prose ), 1952 (1331 ), 8th edition, 1974 ( 1353 ),
  • Âyin'e Sokhan. Dar Ma'aanee wa Bayan ( About Persian rhetoric and stylistics ), Tehran 1952, 18th ed 1994
  • Târikh'e Adabiyyât represent Iran (History of Literature in Iran ) 8 volumes, Tehran 1953, 16th edition 2001
  • Gandj -e Sokhan, ( treasure chest of poetry / speech / expression / the word ( poetry) ) 3 volumes, 1370 pages, 1960-61, 5th edition, 1976 ( 1355 ), ? Edition 1995 Tehran
  • Gandjine - ever Sokhan, ( Small treasure chest of speech / expression / the word ( prose ) ) 6 volumes, 1969 ( 1348 ), 3rd edition, 1974 ( 1353 ), ?. Ed in 1983, Tehran
  • Gandj va Gandjine ( Large and small treasure chest poetry / prose ) 1993 ( 1372 ) (2002)

Persian History, Humanities and History of Science

  • GAH Shomari wa Djashn - hâ - ever - ever Iranian Melli ( chronology and National festivals of Iranians ), 1933 -1976 ( 1312 to 1355 ) )
  • Danesh - hâ -ye -ye Iunâni is Shâhanshâhi Sassani ( Greek science during the Sassanid era ), 1952 (1331 ) Tehran
  • Mazda Parast -i represents Iran -e Ghadim ( The Mazda worship in the Old Iran ), 1957 ( 1336 ), 3rd edition, 1978 ( 1357 ) ( 2537 )
  • Târikh'e olum'e aghli is tammaddon'e Eslami tâ awwasâte gharne panjom ( History of the Humanities in islam. Iran until the middle of the 5th century ( the isl. ZEITR. ), Tehran, 1952 ( 1977)
  • Tarikh -e Oulum wa Adabiyyât -e Irani ( story iran. Sciences and teaching)
  • Moghaddam -e- ï bar Tassâwof, ( Einf. id mysticism ), 1975 ( 1354 ), 4th edition, 1976 ( 1355 ), Tehran
  • Nazar -i beh Tarikh -e Hekmat wa Oulum represent Iran ( A look at the history of philosophy and knowledge ( science ) in Iran ), 1976 ( 1355 ), Tehran
  • Âmuseshgâh - hâ wa Âmusesh - hâ represent Iran ( About schools and teaching in Iran ), 1975 ( 1354 ), Tehran
  • Major NAMA ï as Farhang -e Irani wa Assar -e -ye Djahani Ân, ( Global Tracks pers Culture ) 1971 (1350 ), Tehran
  • Khollâsseh -ye Târikhe Siyassi wa Edjtemâï represent Iran ( Brief history of politics and society in Iran ) 2nd edition, 1978 ( 1357 ), Tehran
  • Siri is Tarikh -e Saban hâ wa Adab -e Irani ( The effect of wealth on the pers language and cultural history ), 1976 ( 1355 ) Tehran
  • Niki - Nameh (report on charity work in Iran ), 1971 (1350 ), Tehran
  • Ayin -e Shahi Shâh -han -ye Iran ( Imperial ceremonies in Iran ), 1967 ( 1346 ), Tehran
  • Tarikh -e -ye Iran Shâhanshâhi wa Magham -e -e Man'awi Ân ( pers history of emperors and their impact on the ideals of their time ), 1975 ( 1354 ), Tehran
  • Shahanshah is Tarikh wa Adab -e Irani ( emperor in the history and culture of Iranians )

Editions and works on specific historical figures

  • Ayyuqi ( poet of the 5th century isl ZEITR. . ): Warqa o Golshâh ( Warqa and Gulschah ) edition of the present in the Topkapi Museum, Istanbul manuscript, m. Introduction, commentary and notes. 1st edition, 1964 ( 1343 ), 2nd edition, 1983 ( 1362 ) ( This novel written in verse, after the pressure [ in Iran ] Souren Melikian of translated into French (In:. Asiatiques Arts Tome XXII Numéro Spécial 1970). - Note Z. Safas in his resume ) )
  • Djashn - Nameh - ever Ebn -e Sina ( Festschrift of Ibn Sina), 3 volumes, 1: 1952 (1331 ), 2: 1955 ( 1334 ), 3: 1956 ( 1335), Tehran
  • Yad - Nameh -ye Khadje Nasiraddin [? ] Tusi ( Tusi Gedenkschrift Kh ), ( Tehran Convention 1957 ( 1336 ) )
  • Diwan- e - Abdul Wase ' Djebli ( Diwan of A. Djebli ), 1960 ( 1339 ), 2nd edition, 1977 ( 1356)
  • Darab - Nameh - ever bigami (or Firuznâmeh ) ( letter of protection d bigami / Firusnameh ), 2 volumes, B. 1: 1960, ( 1339 ), 2: 1962 ( 1341 ) Unesco ( two volumes 2003) - Translation into English
  • Diwan- e -din Saïfu'd e Mohammade Farghani ( sofa of SM Farghani, 3 volumes, 1962 ( 1341 ), 3rd edition, 1965 ( 1344)
  • Darab - Nameh - ever Tarsusi ( letter of protection Tarsusi ), 2 volumes, B. 1: 1965 ( 1344), 2nd edition, 1977 ( 1356), for example, 2: 1967, 2nd edition 1977 ( 1356), Tehran
  • Bakhtiârnâmeh, (Book of Bakhtiari ), 1966 ( 1345 )
  • Ahwal wa Assar -e Abu Reihan Biruni -e ( life and works of al- Biruni ), 1973 ( 1352), Tehran
  • Dalirân -e Djânbâs ( Daliran -i Janbaz ), 1976 ( 1355 ), Tehran, ( 467 pages)
  • Bahram -e Tshubin ( Bahram Chobin )
  • Rostam wa Esfandiyar, ( Rostam and Esfandiar - hero of the Shahnameh ), 13th edition, 1977 ( 2536 )
  • Tshâhar Maghâleh ( four essays / essays )
  • Hakim -e Farab, (Al -Farabi - Farab (EIR ) ), 1974 ( 1353 ), Tehran

In French, published works

  • Le livre du Millénaire d' Avicenne, 1953 (1332)
  • Anthologie de la poésie persane, Paris, Gallimard Unesco, 1964 (2003)
  • Un aperçu sur l' évolution de la pensée à travers la poésie persane, 1969 (1348), Tehran
  • Al -Biruni, ses oeuvres et ses pensées, 1973 (1352), Tehran
  • Jalal al -Din Maulawi, [ Moulawi / Molavi / Rumi ] grand penseur et poète persan 1974 (1353), Tehran
  • La prose rythmique persane ( Asiathèque, 1976)
  • Comparaison of the origines et des sources des deux contes persans: Leyli et Madjnoun de Nizami et Varqah et Golchâh de Ayouqi, Accademia Nazionale Lincei which, Roma, 1977

Translations into Persian

  • Marg -e Soghrât, (La mort de Socrate, Lamartine ) 1935 ( 1314), 3.Aufl. 1968 (1347), Tehran
  • Rafael ( Raphael, Lamartine ) 1938 ( 1317 ), 5th edition, 1978 ( 1357 ), Tehran
  • Leibniz, More, 2nd Edition, 1949 ( 1328 )
  • Kayâniân, 1957 (1336), 4th edition, 1976 ( 1355 ) ( translation of Les Kayanides work of the Danish scholar Arthur Christensen )

Own seal

  • Nas'at -e Djam ( noise of the cup ), 1976 ( 1355 ) ( 2535 ), Tehran

Quotes about Zabihollah Safa

  • "The most outstanding historian of Persian literature" ( BBC Persian 11.11.1999 )
  • "One of the most eminent and productive Persian scholars of our time and a Consulting Editor and regular contributor to the Encyclopaedia Iranica " (Newsletter of the Center for Iranian Studies. Melac, Vol 11, No 1, Columbia University, New York, Spring 1999 )
  • " An Eternal Name in the History of Persian Literature " ( Yarshater Lectureship price signature, Vancouver, Canada 1997)
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