A comparative analysis of the poems of Nizar Qabbani and Manouchehr Atashi from the perspective of archetypes

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arezoo Sabzevar Ghahfarokhi ^{1 *} , mohammadreza haji aqa babaei ²

1 - Allame Tabatabai University
2 - Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’i University

Received: 2023-05-11 Accepted : 2023-08-14 Published : 2025-03-10

Keywords: Nizar Qabbani, Manouchehr Atashi, Comparative Studies, Archetypal Criticism,

Abstract :

In the literature of various nations, there are common archetypes, and by means of it, all human experiences are transferred from one generation to another. The collective layer of the unconscious includes the time before childhood, that is, themes left over from ancestral life. Many archetypes originate from certain geographical areas, which are tied to folk beliefs and native images. In the poems of Nizar Qabbani and Manouchehr Atashi, there are eternal symbols such as anima, homeland, color, love and death, garden and tree, mask, shadow, self-example in common, and the dark and bright images of the minds of these two poets are the result of the influence of aspects Positive and negative are archetypes. Criticizing the poems of Nizar Qabbani and Manouchehr Atashi with an archetypal approach is actually a way to reach the opinions and ideologies, mental and emotional states, the type of view of the surrounding world, sadness and happiness, and the color of the lives of these two poets. The archetype in the poems of both poets originates from beliefs that sometimes combine myth, lifestyle, geographical climate and habitat of the poet to the audience.