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ادبیات پهلوانی 2021, 1399(7): 139-160 Back to browse issues page
Structural critisiam of Kava narrative
Ali Sheshtamadi 1
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The prehistoric man represented his thoughts by narrating myths. There were many myths among the various nations, especially the nations which are civilized. Iran has myths and epic narratives of its ancient times. Each of these narratives represents part of national reflection. One example of these narratives of the story is Fereydoun and Zahak, which is a long part of this mythology. One part of this great narrative is the narrative of Kaveh and his uprising against Zahak, which is the subject of this article. As if this seemingly short episode in Iran's epic literature has come to be a great narrative. This narrative's purpose is an argument for the Kavian Dwarf, the national flag of Iranians. In this article, the narrative structure of this story is analyzed based on the narratology method. This narration is based on the description of the narrators such as Todorov of the building and the extract of the story. Due to this structure, the reasons for the importance of this narrative and its formation in the depth of history are represented and the values ​​of this narrative have been shown from this perspective. The result of this study is that Kaveh's narrative and his uprising are a unique narrative that has been created by the minds of the common people and oppression and expresses their wish in the form of a myth from the depths of history.
Keywords: Kava, Uprising, Zahak, naratology, revolution
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Heroic
Received: 2017/10/8 | Accepted: 2021/02/13 | Published: 2021/02/13


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