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The Word and Its Representations: A Note on the Maḵzan al-asrār by Neẓāmi Ganjavi

In the light of several previous studies, this contribution aims to introduce the study of Neẓāmi’s poetics through the reading of his poems but specifically through the verses dedicated to his reflection on the soḵan. In this first essay, we start from the reading and analysis of two chapters from Maḵzan al-asrār explicitly dedicated to this subject. The paper proposes a brief introduction to place the two chapters in their more general context, the translation of the 93 verses and a brief thematic and rhetorical analysis of their development, which represents the theoretical-aesthetic premise for all his later works.