ABSTRACT
This chapter will assess Persian literature in the Islamic era in general and the Adab advice genre in particular. I will analyse six significant Adab texts in order to identify persistent features of Iranian culture in this genre, which derived its source material, content, form and inspiration from pre-Islamic Iran. Although they are not the primary focus of this investigation, several marked differences between the Andarz andAdab genres will also be noted: whereas Andarz was founded exclusively upon Iranian morality, the Adab genre has a dual identity representing both the Iranian and the Islamic traditions. Ultimately, however, the close relationship between the Andarz and Adab genres facilitated the preservation of at least some of the preIslamic ethical codes.
