Tal'at Bassari (Persian: طلعت بصاري, 1923 – 18 September 2020), was an Iranian Baháʼí poet, feminist, academic, and writer.

Born in the city of Babol along the Caspian Sea, Bassari received a PhD in Persian language and literature and lectured at secondary schools in the Iranian capital Tehran.

In the aftermath of the Islamic revolution in Iran and because of her believe in the Baháʼí Faith, she was dismissed from her university position and eventually migrated to the United States.

[5] Her critiques have been listed by prominent Iranian historian Iraj Afshar as recommended descriptive reading surrounding the literature of Shahnameh.

Each character is individually analysed and include Soudabeh the wife of the Shah Kay Kāvus, Tahmineh the wife of the protagonist Rostam, Gordafarid a champion who symbolised courage and hope to women, and Faranak, mother to Fereydoun who is a hero from the Kingdom of Varna.