SAEDNEWS: Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri-Ghezeljeh paid tribute to the late Professor Giovanni Maria D’Erme for translating and interpreting Hafez’s Divan into Italian at a ceremony in Rome.
According to Saednews, During a ceremony attended by Iran’s Ambassador to Italy, a gift was presented to the son of Professor Giovanni Maria D’Erme in recognition of his father’s efforts to introduce Hafez’s poetry and Iran’s literary heritage to Italian audiences.
Speaking at the event, Nouri Ghezeljeh praised the contributions of Iranologists and scholars working to promote Iranian culture and literature in Italy.
Professor Giovanni Maria D’Erme was a distinguished scholar of Persian language and literature at the University of Naples. He devoted a significant part of his academic career to studying Iran’s classical literary tradition.
Among his most notable scholarly achievements was the Italian translation of Hafez’s ghazals, accompanied by a three-volume commentary published between 2004 and 2008.
Meanwhile, Giacomo Longhi, a researcher and translator specializing in Persian literature, spoke about strategies for expanding Persian language education.
Nouri Ghezeljeh visited Rome at the invitation of the Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to attend the World Food Day ceremony and the 54th session of the Committee on World Food Security.
