Fereidoon Tavallali
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Fereidoon Tavallali "Fereydoon Tavallali" (1919–1985) was born in Shiraz
, Iran. He grew up in a traditional and wealthy family. Spending his early years in a beautiful gardened family compound, just outside of the city, in those days,. His primary education was at home with private literary tutors. As poetry was a cornerstone of the teaching methods, he was introduced to Persian poetry very early on. Reading the works of Roudaki, Ferdowsi
, Nezami
, Saadi
, Hafez
and Rumi, as he was learning to read. This set the tone for the rest of his life. The poets' messages, philosophy and rebellion was imprinted into his character. His family background and culture of the Qashqai
nomads of the mountains of Fars province provided the mold. As a result, he was both a rebel and a poet from early childhood. His first poem was written at age 11, per his own account. Shiraz at the time was a hotbed for poetry and literature, not only due to its history and nature but also due to the fact that the government banned almost all other socio-political activity. Many famous current writers and poets like Dr. Sooratgar, Rassol Parvizi, And Dr. Hamidi were at their prime. One of these local legends was then a secondary school teacher at Soltani High School, where Tavallali was a student. This was the eminent poet Dr Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi, whose influence is evident throughout Tavallali's work.
Throughout his high school years Tavallali formed and led poetry and social clubs at school. He also occasionally confronted the authoritarian rulers of the country through speeches and writings at these clubs. As a result he was expelled from three high schools and finally received his diploma through alternative examinations, similar to a GED in the USA. He entered the Tehran University in 1938 and studied linguistics
, within the Faculty of Literature. There he met Dr. Parviz Natel Khanlari, whose style is also seen in Tavallali's work. in 1942, after graduating from the university, he returned to Shiraz and joined the "Culture" ministry, a division of the government that included education as well as archeology. He took a management position at the Pars Museum of Shiraz
. That is where he met his future wife Ms. Mahin Farbood. She was also from a distinguished family of Shiraz and very interested in poetry and history, eventually publishing several books of her own. They were married the same year and lived together for the rest of their lives. During the next few years he wrote many poems as well as political commentaries that were printed in various newspapers of Shiraz and Tehran. During this period, Iran was going through significant political change due to World War II. More political freedom was allowed and Tavallali's writing talent blossomed. He published his first book called "Al-tafasil" in 1946. This was a compilation of his newspaper published articles.
His later works were almost all poetry. He is considered a pioneer of the "New or Jadid" poetry in Iran. Different from the style of Nima Yooshij
, Tavallali incorporated the harmony of the traditional and ancient poets of Iran while incorporating a "western" style of writing.
He later participated in archeology scientific group in Shush
and Pasargadae
and art works in Takht-e-Jamshid, Fasa
and Darab
in terms of his talent. He also passed administrative degrees from membership and superintendence to general management of Pars
Archeology. Then he was appointed as a consultant for Iran- Knowing in Shiraz University
in order to pay attention to poem and literature according to his talent and educational experiences. Poetry and prose by professor Tavallali are accepted as very excellent work because of fluent, integration in utterances, meanings and rhetoric
. Tavallali's essays have been published in many newspapers and literary magazines.
Group: The humanities
The field: Language and Persian literature.
Parents and parentages: Tavallali's father was Jalal and he was the dignitaries of Tavallili tribe and treasurer of Ghavam.O.Lmolk. Mrs.Khadijeh, his mother, was Haj Shanbeh's daughter, a religious and honest man, that he was a chamberlain in Ilkani Ghashgaee. The Tavallali family were also the "Motevalli" or the "guardians" of a holy Islamic shrine in Shiraz. the Astaneh of Seyed Ala-Ed-Din-Hossei. It is likely that the surname Tavallali refers to this aspect of the family life. Surnames did not exist in Iran until the mid 1920s. At that point they became a requirement and many people chose a name that reflected their heritage, profession or honors.
Social condition and circumstances: Tavallali's relatives migrated from beyond the Aras to Pars Land in Saffavieh epoch, and took part in many that time wars. Tavallali and his sister Shamsozaman were children that their mother died.
Feridoon Khan Tavallali was the oldest son of Jallal Khan.
Tavallali married Mahin Farbood, herself an author and well known poet. Tavallalis had three daughters, Nima, Fariba and Raha,and four grandchildren.
Raha was the youngest and Fereidoon used to call her my little mother as she was
spitting image of his mother Khadijeh.
Formal and professional educations: Tavallali lived in a big Mansion (Nasrieh) garden with his family in the countryside, and learnt primary education at home with a teacher. Then he went to Namazi school. He finished his educations in Shahpour and Shahpour Soltani high schools. He came to Tehran in 1317, and continued to high education in literature Faculty in Tehran.
The activities during education: Tavallali's mother was a poet and composed poet to praise imams and religion leaders and this cause to fereidoon paid attention to poet when he was in grade five at primary school.
Middle-age events: A part of his life was spent during the years to World War II. He entered to politics field by the effect due to circumstances but no longer effort, he found out that politics is not agreeable with his poetry nature and preferred literature to politics.
Jobs and designations: Tavallali participated as commissioned groups in archeology of Shoush, Pasargad, and art works in Takht-e-Jamshid, Fasa and Darab. Then he was accepted as a consultant for Iran tasks on the basis of this talent and experiences.
Other activities and daily programs: Tavallali had relationship with the major magazines and literature newspapers and published his articles in most of them. Also, some of his poems have been translated in English, Russian, Germany, French and Arabic.
Ideas and special tendencies: Tavallali's poetry and prose are excellent because of fluent, integration, meanings and rhetorical utterances.
Shiraz
Shiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...
, Iran. He grew up in a traditional and wealthy family. Spending his early years in a beautiful gardened family compound, just outside of the city, in those days,. His primary education was at home with private literary tutors. As poetry was a cornerstone of the teaching methods, he was introduced to Persian poetry very early on. Reading the works of Roudaki, Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi was a highly revered Persian poet. He was the author of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran and related societies.The Shahnameh was originally composed by Ferdowsi for the princes of the Samanid dynasty, who were responsible for a revival of Persian cultural traditions after the...
, Nezami
Nezami
Nizami Ganjavi , Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi , whose formal name was Niẓām ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī ,was a 12th-century Persian poet. Nezāmi...
, Saadi
Saadi
Saadi or Sadi may refer to:geography:* Sədi, village in Azerbaijan*Sadi, Nepalfamily name:* Saadi dynasty, a dynasty of Morocco* Saadi , medieval Persian Sufi poet* Dheyaa al-Saadi, Iraqi lawyer...
, Hafez
Hafez
Khwāja Shamsu d-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī , known by his pen name Hāfez , was a Persian lyric poet. His collected works composed of series of Persian poetry are to be found in the homes of most Iranians, who learn his poems by heart and use them as proverbs and sayings to this day...
and Rumi, as he was learning to read. This set the tone for the rest of his life. The poets' messages, philosophy and rebellion was imprinted into his character. His family background and culture of the Qashqai
Qashqai
Qashqai are the largest group of nomadic pastoralists people of Azeri descent who mainly live in the provinces of Fars, Khuzestan and southern Isfahan on the territory of modern Iran, especially around the city of Shiraz in Fars. They speak the Qashqai language which is a member of the Turkic...
nomads of the mountains of Fars province provided the mold. As a result, he was both a rebel and a poet from early childhood. His first poem was written at age 11, per his own account. Shiraz at the time was a hotbed for poetry and literature, not only due to its history and nature but also due to the fact that the government banned almost all other socio-political activity. Many famous current writers and poets like Dr. Sooratgar, Rassol Parvizi, And Dr. Hamidi were at their prime. One of these local legends was then a secondary school teacher at Soltani High School, where Tavallali was a student. This was the eminent poet Dr Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi, whose influence is evident throughout Tavallali's work.
Throughout his high school years Tavallali formed and led poetry and social clubs at school. He also occasionally confronted the authoritarian rulers of the country through speeches and writings at these clubs. As a result he was expelled from three high schools and finally received his diploma through alternative examinations, similar to a GED in the USA. He entered the Tehran University in 1938 and studied linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, within the Faculty of Literature. There he met Dr. Parviz Natel Khanlari, whose style is also seen in Tavallali's work. in 1942, after graduating from the university, he returned to Shiraz and joined the "Culture" ministry, a division of the government that included education as well as archeology. He took a management position at the Pars Museum of Shiraz
Pars Museum of Shiraz
The Pars Museum is a museum in Shiraz, Fars Province, southern Iran.The octagonal building was where royal guests were hosted during the Zand dynasty of Iran.It is also the burial place of is also where Karim Khan Zand....
. That is where he met his future wife Ms. Mahin Farbood. She was also from a distinguished family of Shiraz and very interested in poetry and history, eventually publishing several books of her own. They were married the same year and lived together for the rest of their lives. During the next few years he wrote many poems as well as political commentaries that were printed in various newspapers of Shiraz and Tehran. During this period, Iran was going through significant political change due to World War II. More political freedom was allowed and Tavallali's writing talent blossomed. He published his first book called "Al-tafasil" in 1946. This was a compilation of his newspaper published articles.
His later works were almost all poetry. He is considered a pioneer of the "New or Jadid" poetry in Iran. Different from the style of Nima Yooshij
Nima Yooshij
Nimā Yushij also called Nimā, born Ali Esfandiāri , was a contemporary Tabarian and Persian poet who started the she’r-e no also known as she’r-e nimaa'i trend in Iran...
, Tavallali incorporated the harmony of the traditional and ancient poets of Iran while incorporating a "western" style of writing.
He later participated in archeology scientific group in Shush
Shush, Iran
Shush is a city in and the capital of Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 53,897, in 10,689 families. Shush is located near ancient Susa....
and Pasargadae
Pasargadae
Pasargadae , the capital of Cyrus the Great and also his last resting place, was a city in ancient Persia, and is today an archaeological site and one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.-History:...
and art works in Takht-e-Jamshid, Fasa
Fasa
Fasa is a city in and the capital of Fasa County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 90,251, in 22,097 families.-Colleges and universities:*# *# *# *#...
and Darab
Darab
Darab is a city in and the capital of Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 54,513, in 13,279 families.Around Darab are a lot of villages such as Tizab, Nasravan, Barab.-Historical background:...
in terms of his talent. He also passed administrative degrees from membership and superintendence to general management of Pars
Pars
Pars may refer to:* Fārs Province, modern Persian language name for Pars Province, central Iranian kingdom of the ancient Persian empire* Pars News Agency and Pars Agency, names of the national Iranian news agency prior to the Iranian Revolution in 1979...
Archeology. Then he was appointed as a consultant for Iran- Knowing in Shiraz University
Shiraz University
Shiraz University , formerly known as Pahlavi University, is a public university located in Shiraz, Iran. It is one of the major universities of Iran....
in order to pay attention to poem and literature according to his talent and educational experiences. Poetry and prose by professor Tavallali are accepted as very excellent work because of fluent, integration in utterances, meanings and rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
. Tavallali's essays have been published in many newspapers and literary magazines.
Group: The humanities
The field: Language and Persian literature.
Parents and parentages: Tavallali's father was Jalal and he was the dignitaries of Tavallili tribe and treasurer of Ghavam.O.Lmolk. Mrs.Khadijeh, his mother, was Haj Shanbeh's daughter, a religious and honest man, that he was a chamberlain in Ilkani Ghashgaee. The Tavallali family were also the "Motevalli" or the "guardians" of a holy Islamic shrine in Shiraz. the Astaneh of Seyed Ala-Ed-Din-Hossei. It is likely that the surname Tavallali refers to this aspect of the family life. Surnames did not exist in Iran until the mid 1920s. At that point they became a requirement and many people chose a name that reflected their heritage, profession or honors.
Social condition and circumstances: Tavallali's relatives migrated from beyond the Aras to Pars Land in Saffavieh epoch, and took part in many that time wars. Tavallali and his sister Shamsozaman were children that their mother died.
Feridoon Khan Tavallali was the oldest son of Jallal Khan.
Tavallali married Mahin Farbood, herself an author and well known poet. Tavallalis had three daughters, Nima, Fariba and Raha,and four grandchildren.
Raha was the youngest and Fereidoon used to call her my little mother as she was
spitting image of his mother Khadijeh.
Formal and professional educations: Tavallali lived in a big Mansion (Nasrieh) garden with his family in the countryside, and learnt primary education at home with a teacher. Then he went to Namazi school. He finished his educations in Shahpour and Shahpour Soltani high schools. He came to Tehran in 1317, and continued to high education in literature Faculty in Tehran.
The activities during education: Tavallali's mother was a poet and composed poet to praise imams and religion leaders and this cause to fereidoon paid attention to poet when he was in grade five at primary school.
Middle-age events: A part of his life was spent during the years to World War II. He entered to politics field by the effect due to circumstances but no longer effort, he found out that politics is not agreeable with his poetry nature and preferred literature to politics.
Jobs and designations: Tavallali participated as commissioned groups in archeology of Shoush, Pasargad, and art works in Takht-e-Jamshid, Fasa and Darab. Then he was accepted as a consultant for Iran tasks on the basis of this talent and experiences.
Other activities and daily programs: Tavallali had relationship with the major magazines and literature newspapers and published his articles in most of them. Also, some of his poems have been translated in English, Russian, Germany, French and Arabic.
Ideas and special tendencies: Tavallali's poetry and prose are excellent because of fluent, integration, meanings and rhetorical utterances.