Visal

Visal 

(literary pseudonym of Muhammad Shafi, also called Mirza Kuchik Shirazi). Born in Shiraz, date of birth unknown; died 1846. Iranian poet.

Visal was a court poet of Fath Ali Qajar (1771-1834). His poetic legacy consists of about 12,000 poems, which are distinguished by a mastery of form and were written in imitation of the classical authors. Visal completed the poem Farhad and Shirin, which was begun by the poet Vahsi Karmani.

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Bertel’s, E. E. Ocherkiistoriipersidskoiliteratury. Leningrad, 1928.
Browne, E. G. A Literary History of Persia, vol. 4. Cambridge, 1956. [5_289-6]