WBCSMadeEasy

Paper – I :

(a) Persian linguistics (Persian and Indo-European family of languages; Aryan or Indo_Iranian branch, evolution of Persian language, Old Persian, Avestan language, Middle Persian or Pahlavi, Modern Persian, Iranian dialects, Persian influence on Indian languages);

(b) Persian grammar;

(c) Translation from Persian into English;

(d) Translation from English into Persian;

(e) Persian rhetoric and prosody.


Paper – II :

(a) History of Persian literature (Origin of Persian poetry, Early poets, Development of poetic forms-qasida, ghazal, masnavi,, etc. Growth of poetic themes or trendsepic, romantic, mystical, philosophical, ethical, etc. Survey of prose-works-historical, mystical, ethical, biographical, etc. Literary progress in different periods of Iranian history. Contributions of eminent poets and writers. Modern poetry, Modern prose, Indo-Persian literature);

(b) Texts (meant for general acquaintance and not for minute study) :

(1) Shahnama of Firdausi;
(2) Chahar Maqala of Nizami Aruzi;
(3) Qasaid-i- Khaqani;
(4) Diwan-i-Hafiz;
(5) Masnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi;
(6) Naldaman of Fayzi.