Belquis Character Analysis in Kelidar's Novel Based on Erich Fromm's Theory of Love
Subject Areas : Comparative Literature Studiesmostafa mohammadi 1 , lida namdar 2
1 - PhD student in Persian Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Khodabandeh Branch,, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature& Comparative Literature, Islamic Azad University, Khodabandeh Branch, zanjan, Iran.
Keywords: Erich Fromm, Kelidar, interdisciplinary studies, Mahmoud Dolatabadi, Love Theory, Belqis Personality,
Abstract :
The present paper emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary studies in better understanding and receiving human knowledge and assuming a close link between literature and psychology with a descriptive-analytical manner based on the American School of Comparative Literature, which is interdisciplinary in nature and With a scientific approach and with Using Erich Fromm's theory of love, explores the context and characteristics of love in relation to Belquis's character in Kelidar's novel.The aim of the research is to find an answer to the question of why and how in a novel like Kelidar, Despite the oppression in it, the motif of love have been nurtured and spread. The research findings show that according to Fromm's love theory in Kelidar's novel, first: contrary to popular belief, love is not limited to the relationship between a lover and a beloved or a specific person; rather, it has a variety of functions, motivations, and contexts; Secondly, Dolatabadi's works, were not limited to local issues, Beautiful and creative expressions of love in his works and specifically in the character of Belqis with the artist is fully represented which have doubled the richness of his works. The findings also show Belqis has all the characteristics of fromm's love, The quality of her presence in the novel and the events that take place are proof of the fact that responsibility, endurance of suffering, needlessness, sacrifice are all born of praiseworthy and true love, which the fromm considers each of them as the characteristics of true love.
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