Gulistan of Saadi

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Gulistan of Saadi is a classic 13th-century Persian prose-and-verse masterpiece by Saadi Shirazi, renowned for its moral anecdotes, wisdom literature, and enduring influence on Eastern and Western thought.

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instanceOf Persian prose-and-verse work ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
wisdom literature ⓘ
approximatePublicationYear 1258 ⓘ
author Saadi Shirazi ⓘ
linked to: Saadi
countryOfOrigin Persia ⓘ
culturalSignificance cornerstone of classical Persian literature ⓘ
widely memorized and quoted in Persian-speaking societies ⓘ
follows Bustan of Saadi ⓘ
genre didactic prose ⓘ
moral anecdotes ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
hasPart chapter on love and youth ⓘ
chapter on rules of conduct ⓘ
chapter on the benefits of silence ⓘ
chapter on the effects of education ⓘ
chapter on the excellence of contentment ⓘ
chapter on the manners of kings ⓘ
chapter on the morals of dervishes ⓘ
chapter on weakness and old age ⓘ
hasTranslation English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
many world languages ⓘ
influenced European literature ⓘ
Goethe ⓘ
Ottoman literature ⓘ
Persian literature ⓘ
Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ
South Asian literature ⓘ
Voltaire ⓘ
literaryForm prose and verse ⓘ
literaryStyle anecdotal narrative ⓘ
interspersed verse ⓘ
mainTheme contentment ⓘ
education ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
humility ⓘ
justice ⓘ
practical wisdom ⓘ
social conduct ⓘ
notableFor aphoristic sayings ⓘ
blend of humor and wisdom ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ
originalLanguage Persian ⓘ
publicationCentury 13th century ⓘ
structure eight chapters ⓘ
usedAs textbook in traditional Persian education ⓘ

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On the Morals of Dervishes → workIncludedIn → Gulistan of Saadi ⓘ
The Rose Garden → alsoKnownAs → Gulistān of Saʿdī ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi
Mausoleum of Saadi in Shiraz → associatedWith → Gulistan of Saadi ⓘ
Bustan of Saadi → isComplementedBy → Gulistan of Saadi ⓘ
Bahāristān → inspiredBy → Saadi’s Gulistan ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi
Bahāristān → structureInspiredBy → Saadi’s Gulistan ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi
Golestān-e Saʿdī → translatedTitle → The Gulistan of Saʿdi ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi
سعدی‌نامه → زیرمجموعهٔ آثار → آثار سعدی شیرازی ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi
Persian writing tradition → notableWork → Gulistan of Saʿdi manuscripts ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi