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built · Academy · IDCDC-PER-05 · Persian language · Faculty of Languages

Persian through poetry

Reading classical and modern Persian poems closely, in the original with guided translation.

Academy · IDCDC-PER-05 · Persian language · Faculty of Languages · built

Reading classical and modern Persian poems closely, in the original with guided translation.

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IDCDC-PER-05 · Foundations · Practitioner · 24 h · built

LevelFoundationsPractitionerOnline seminar with readings and recordings.
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Outline

6 modulesoutlined
1
How Persian poems sound
2
Ferdowsi and the epic
3
Rumi and the masnavi
4
Sa'di and Hafez
5
Modern voices
6
Poetry in the diaspora

What you can do after

  • Read selected poems aloud with metre and rhyme.
  • Explain key images and forms: ghazal, masnavi, ruba'i, free verse.
  • Compare translations and say what each keeps or loses.
  • Place each poet in time and place.
The outline is reviewed by a faculty reviewer before the run opens.

Record

from the catalogue
Code
IDCDC-PER-05
School
Persian language
Faculty
Faculty of Languages
Level
Foundations, Practitioner
Hours
24 h (estimated)
Audience
Learners at A2 or above, and heritage speakers who want to read poetry.
Prerequisites
Persian A1 or equivalent reading ability.
Run
built
outlined
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