Amir Banoo Karimi
Amir-Banoo Karimi was an Iranian academic and professor of Persian literature, specialising in classical Persian literature and the work of Saib Tabrizi. In 2004, Karimi was inducted into the Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame for her lifelong contributions to Persian studies, language, and literature.
Life and career
Amir Banoo Karimi was the eldest child of Iranian poet, Seyed Karim Amiri Firuzkuhi.Born in Tehran 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 where she also taught as a professor upon graduation. She later married Mozaher Mosaffa, a Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran.
Karimi died on 31 December 2023, her 92nd birthday, from pulmonary heart disease.
Selected works
Books
Works include but are not limited to:- Edited edition 1 through 4 of Jawami ul-Hikayat
- Compilation and critique of the two editions of the Divan-i Amiri Firuzkuhi: Ghazaliyat va Qasa'id by Seyed Karim Amiri Firuzkuhi
- The Ghazals of Saib Tabrizi
- Edited edition of the Divan of Hakim Abdolrazagh Lahiji, publication of the University of Tehran Press.
- Critical Analysis of Hakim Sanai's ''The Walled Garden of Truth''
Articles
Prominent literary essays include:The Missing Sources of Jawami ul-HikayatThe Double-Sided Coin: Mansur Al-HallajThe Representation of Women in Persian Poetry- ''Saba's Illness''