Abu al-Hasan Farahani

Biography

Abu al-Hasan Farahani Hosayni

Abu al-Hasan Farahani was an eleventh-century AH poet and man of letters from a sayyed family of Farahan. After studying in his home region, he traveled to Isfahan and then Shiraz and participated in the literary culture of the Safavid period. His Resaleh-ye Sharh-e Moshkelat-e Divan-e Anvari is a known work and reflects his engagement with criticism and commentary on classical Persian poetry.

Known works and writings: Sharh-e Moshkelat-e Divan-e Anvari; poetry.