Hafez died in 1389 in Shiraz, aged about 64. A Persian lyric poet from Shiraz, Hafez is regarded as one of the greatest masters of the ghazal, a form of short rhymed poems. His collected poems, the Divan, mingle themes of love, wine, mysticism and sharp criticism of hypocrisy, and their layered imagery allows both spiritual and worldly readings. Many Iranians know his verses by heart, and the book is consulted for divination in the tradition called fal-e Hafez. His work was translated into European languages in the nineteenth century and inspired Goethe's West-Eastern Divan. His tomb in Shiraz is a popular place of visit.
Before and after
- 1386Birth of Donatello
- from 1386 to 1395Tokhtamysh–Timur War
- 1387Publication of The Canterbury Tales
- from 1389 to 1392Lithuanian Civil War of 1389–92
- 1389Death of Hafez
- 1390Birth of Jan van Eyck
- c. 1390The Kingdom of Kongo is founded
- from 5 August 1392 to 12 October 1897Joseon
- 1395Construction of Gyeongbokgung
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