Persian

(Total Marks - 200)

Aims The aims of the syllabus in Persian arc as follows To acquaint the students with classical and modern Persian To familiarise them with such selection of Persian texts including those from qbal! which ha"e a "alue in #ractical life$

PAPER - I (Marks %00)

1. (a) Origin and development of the language. Outline: &lementary information about' ("esta! )ld Persian and Pahla"i languages$ The ad"ent of Persian #rose and #oetry in the #resent scri#t in the slamic era$ The earlier Persian #rose writers and #oets u#to *th century +,%0th century ($-$

(b)

ignifi!ant features of the grammer of the language.

Outline : "rammer The three tenses! im#erati"e modd ((ffirmati"e and .egati"e) and mu/ara for #resent and future tenses$ Translation of sim#le &nglish #assage into Persian$

#. 0iterary +istory and literary criticism-0iterary mo"ements! classical background! 1ocio--ultural nfluences and modern trends' )rigin and de"elo#ment of modern literary genres$

Emphasis: The literary history should include the de"elo#ment of Persian language and literature! besides ran in (fghanistan! the ndo-Pakistan 1ub--ontinent and the Persian s#eaking areas of the 2ormer 3114$ n classical background$ the four styles known as 5hurasani! raqi$ +indi and 4e"i"alist may be studied$ n the literary mo"ements the re"i"alist and #urist mo"ements! and in the modern trends! the ada#tation of 6estern loan words in Persian language needs to be em#hasised

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hort essa% in Persian PAPER - II (Marks- %00)

The #a#er will require firsthand reading of the texts #rescribed and will be designed to test the candidate7s critical ability$ (a) &e'ts

1. 2arrukhi 1eestani$ (8asida on the conquest of 1oomnath) 2. 3nsar-ul-Maali 8abus (8abus .ama) 0ast -ha#ter ** 3. 4umi Masna"i' 9aftar (%st half u#to 9astan-e- Peer -hangi$)
*$ 1aadi :ulistan' -ha#ter ; < =$ >$ +afi/ 9iwan u#to radif 4khan 6. qbal o o (srar-i-5hudi u#to Murhilah-e-1iwum .iahat-e- ahi$ ?a"id .ama (0ast -ha#ter) (ddress to ?a"id (9ialogue with the new generation)$

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