On the Eighth Century AH Newly-found Prose: "Dor-Sokhan"

Abstract

"Dor-Sokhan"is a newly-found work of the ancient Persian texts. This work belongs to a period between 1350 -1371 written Aboalfatouh Habbatolh Al- Hamouei. This article is written in one abstract and nine sections including: an introduction about this work and similar ones written by Saadi; the history of Dor-Sokhan; presenting the name of the author and his background; introducing the name of the book; presenting information about the content of the book; listing the 21 chapters presented in the book; describing its written and orthographical features; and concluding remarks with respect to this book. The book is among the most valuable Persian texts and has proverbs written in verse and in prose by its writer. Introducing this book, considering literary, scientific and ethical aspects, is necessary. Moreover, the book belongs to the eight century AH and has not been well-known yet.

Keywords

• Aboalfatouh
• Hamouei Clan
• Dor-Sokhan
• Writing Style