# Saadi Shirazi — Representative Men character guide

> Saadi Shirazi in Representative Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Saadi

**First appearance:** 0000-i-uses-of-great-men

## Who they are

Persian poet, mentioned as a representative of Eastern wisdom.

## In the story

### [V: Shakespeare; or, the Poet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/representative_men_se/chapters/v-shakespeare-or-the-poet)

Quoted for his cheerful defiance of repentance, illustrating the firm and cheerful temper of true bards.

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