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Comparative analysis of extracted plays from Siavoosh story regarding Ferdousi narrative
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| Despite many obstacles and difficulties, Ferdowsi'sShahnameh, as a literary masterpiece and record of national identity, entered the lives of people right after its publication. Thenceforth, generations of people have chosen different forms of preserving this masterpiece, according to their time and lifestyle. Minstrelsy or performance of Shahnameh is among these forms. This famous and ancient form, despite all its values, is giving its place to new dramatic forms. Shahnameh's artistic language and its dramatic aspects has given modern artists the opportunity to form its stories into other literary forms, including drama. To show the strong dramatic aspects of Shahnameh, we have chosen five plays derived from the story of Siavash in Shahnameh. To identify and analyze the values and the shortcomings of these plays we have applied Wagner's categories of imitation. This study shows that the playwrights are usually inclined to interpretive imitation, and that comparative imitation and displacement are done not according to the general audience, but according to the modern tendencies in literature an art. |
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| Keywords: dramatic aspects of Shahnameh, Ferdowsi, story of Siavash, Wagner\'s categories of imitation |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Heroic
Received: 2014/09/17 | Accepted: 2014/09/17 | Published: 2014/09/17
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