person
Hafez
also: Hafiz, Hafizok, Saadi, Saadik
Hafez (c. 1315–1390) and Saadi (c. 1210–1292), the great classical Persian lyric poets; Madách invokes them to show the paradox that ardent love poetry arose in a culture that debased women most completely.
Reading notes
- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Hafizes and Saadis
Hafez (c. 1315–1390) and Saadi (c. 1210–1292), the two most celebrated classical Persian lyric poets; their names stand here for the entire tradition of Persian love poetry.