Literary heritage of Rudaki reviewed by scholars in Tehran

TEHRAN-Rudaki was not the first Persian-speaking poet; however, as he demonstrated the power of Persian as a poetic language after two centuries of Arabic dominance, he is considered the founder of New Persian poetry, Nizamuddin Zahedi, Tajikistan’s ambassador to Iran said at the Literary Heritage of Rudaki session, which was held at the National Library of Iran in Tehran on Sunday.