Amir-Banoo Karimi (Amiri Firouzkuhi/ Mosaffa; fa, امیربانو کریمی; born 31 December 1931) is an

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

academic and professor of

Persian literature Persian literature ( fa, ادبیات فارسی, Adabiyâte fârsi, ) comprises oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language and is one of the world's oldest literatures. It spans over two-and-a-half millennia. Its sources h ...

, specializing in classical Persian literature and the work of Saib Tabrizi. In 2004, Karimi was inducted into the

Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame or Ever-lasting Names / People ( fa, چهره‌های ماندگار; read as "Čehre-hā-ye Māndegār") is a formal ceremony to honor influential contemporary scientific and cultural Eminents. The title ...

for her lifelong contributions to Persian studies, language, and literature.

Life and career

Amir Banoo Karimi is the eldest child of Iranian poet,

Seyed Karim Amiri Firuzkuhi Seyed Karim Amiri Firuzkuhi ( fa, سید کریم امیری فیروزکوهی), with the nom de plume, "Amir", was a renowned Iranian poet. Life The son of Sayyid Mustafa Quli Muntazam al-Dawla, Amiri Firuzkuhi was born in Farahabad, Firu ...

. Born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

during the reign of Reza Shah, Amir Banoo was unable to acquire her father's last name, namely, Amiri Firuzkuhi due to its political connotations, "Amir" meaning ''king'' or ''emir'' hence, ''Emir of Firuzkuh.'' Consequently, she was forced to adopt her father's first name, Karim as her last name. Karimi pursued her education in the field of Persian Literature at the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

where she also taught as a professor upon graduation.فرخ‌زاد، پوران. کارنمای زنان کارای ایران (از دیروز تا امروز). تهران: نشر قطره، ۱۳۸۱. ۶۷۴. . She later married Mozaher Mosaffa, a Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran.

Selected works

Books

''Works include but are not limited to'': * Edited edition 1 through 4 of

Jawami ul-Hikayat ''Jawāmi ul-Hikāyāt wa Lawāmi' ul-Riwāyāt'' ("Collections of Stories and Illustrations of Histories", commonly known by the shorter title, ''Jawāmi ul-Hikāyāt'', also transcribed ''Djami al-Hikayat'' and ''Jami al-Hikayat'') (جوامع ا ...

* Compilation and critique of the two editions of the Divan-i Amiri Firuzkuhi: Ghazaliyat va Qasa'id by

* (1989) The Ghazals of Saib Tabrizi * (1993) Edited edition of the Divan of Hakim Abdolrazagh Lahiji, publication of the

Press. * (1995) Critical Analysis of Hakim Sanai's ''The Walled Garden of Truth''

Articles

''Prominent literary essays include'': * ''The Missing Sources of

'' * ''The Double-Sided Coin:

Mansur Al-Hallaj Al-Hallaj ( ar, ابو المغيث الحسين بن منصور الحلاج, Abū 'l-Muġīth Al-Ḥusayn bin Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj) or Mansour Hallaj ( fa, منصور حلاج, Mansūr-e Hallāj) ( 26 March 922) (Islamic calendar, Hijri ...

'' * ''The Representation of Women in Persian Poetry'' * ''Saba's Illness''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karimi, Amir Banoo Living people University of Tehran alumni Academic staff of the University of Tehran 1931 births People related to Persian literature Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Literature and Culture Faculty of Letters and Humanities of the University of Tehran alumni

Life and career

Selected works

Books

Articles

See also

References