Hafez’s Inspiration by Amir Khosro Dehlavi, the Famous Persian Poet in Indian Subcontinent

Regarding the themes and meanings, the Divan of Hafez is in the pinnacle of the art of Persian poetry. This not only shows the wide range of his studies but also puts him in the best place to be analyzed in the field of intertextuality. Despite being categorized as plagiarism in our literal traditions, today the study of poet’s inspiration from others is part of the literary criticism. Investigation into the intertextuality of each work is a good way to understand it well. The researchers of this study applied “intertextuality” and “defamiliarization” in the Russian formalism. The goal of this research is to demystify some hidden parts of the Hafez’s range of studies and to investigate the inspirations of Hafez from his sources. This research is categorized as descriptive-analytic based on library studies. We tried to introduce a book which has affected Hafez and has not been noticed yet. By attempting to know the Hafez’s literary backgrounds, we have stepped into the zone of archetypal criticism of Persian literature. The problem of this research is to unfold how Hafez has been affected by Amir Khosro. By analyzing the Divan of Amir Khosro, we conclude that it is one of the Hafez’s intertextualities.