The Persian Anacreon
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Hafiz (b. Shirza, d. c. 1389), greatest of Persian poets; his collected odes are known as The Duan.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Persian Anacreon” mean?
Hafiz (b. Shirza, d. c. 1389), greatest of Persian poets; his collected odes are known as The Duan.
Is “The Persian Anacreon” formal or informal?
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