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Nezami Aruzi and literary criticism: Nezami Aruzi, or Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Qiwam al-Din Nezami Aruzi, was a 12th-century Persian poet, writer, and literary critic. He is best known for his Chahar Maqala, or the Four Discourses, a treatise on the four professions of secretary, poet, astrologer, and physician. The Chahar Maqala is a valuable source of information on the literary and intellectual life of medieval Persia, and contains many anecdotes, quotations, and opinions on various poets and writers. Nezami Aruzi’s work is notable for its critical and analytical approach, and its appreciation of the art and craft of poetry.