Qovsi Tabrizi | |
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| Born | Alijan Ismailoghlu Qovsi First quarter of 17th century Tabriz |
| Died | 17th century |
| Occupation | Poet |
Qovsi Tabrizi (Azerbaijani:قوسی تبریزلی;Persian:قوسی تبریزی; bornAlijan Ismailoghlu Qovsi[1][2]) was a 17th-century poet.
Qovsi Tabrizi was born inTabriz in the first quarter of the 17th century,[1][2] to anAzerbaijani family.[3] His father, Ismail Qovsi was a craftsman and a poet.[1][4] Tabrizi was educated in Isfahan and during his stay there, he wrote poems about Tabriz and often compared the two cities.[1]
Tabrizi hated social injustice and ridiculed clergy in his works. The theme of romantic love and an idealistic and pantheistic worldview took a significant place in his lyrics. Pessimistic motifs are also present, shown in his descriptions of people's thoughts and hopes. Other features of Tabrizi's poems include a diversity of representations, forms and intonations.[4] Qovsi Tabrizi often used literary expressions of folk language.[5][1]
Collections of Tabrizi'slyrical poems are stored in two manuscripts. One is in the British Library inLondon and the other is in the History Museum ofGeorgia inTbilisi.[4]
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