Comparative Reading of Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān and Robinson Crusoe

Subject Areas : شعر

Sabereh Siyavashi ¹ ( Assistant Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Studies. )
Leila Jadidi ² ( MA Student, Institute of Humanities and Social Studies. )

Received: 2016-02-20 Accepted : 2016-02-20 Published : 2015-11-01

Keywords: comparative study, Content Analysis, Structural analysis, تحلیل ساختاری, تحلیل محتوایی, مقایسه تطبیقی, حی بن یقظان, رابینسون کروزوئه, Robinson Crusoe, Hayy ibn Yaqzan,

Abstract :

The present article compares two stories: Hayy ibn Yaqzan and Robinson Crusoe in order to determine the effect or lapse of Daniel Defoe form Ibn Tofail story. Thus the content aspect would be studied first and then the subject and theme. The structural aspect would be surveyed by emphasizing the theme, character, view point, situation (time & place) and the ending. And finally the differences and similarities are studied. The findings and results show that both stories are similar in structure and content but these similarities are more in structure rather than content.