A Thematic and Stylistic Analysis of Mohammad Taher Qazvini’s Masnavi Weapons of War

Subject Areas : Epic (with literary and artistic features)

Mohammad Hosain Tashkari Bafghi ¹ , Fatemeh Ghafouri Mehdiabad ² , Pouran Yousefipour Kermani ³

1 - Ph.D. student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Anar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Anar, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Anar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Anar, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Anar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Anar, Iran.

Received: 2022-01-22 Accepted : 2022-03-09 Published : 2023-06-22

Keywords: Masnavi, Content Analysis, Mirza Mohammad Taher Qazvini, Weapons of War, stylistics,

Abstract :

Mirza Mohammad Taher Qazvini’s Weapons of War is one of the most valuable and poetic works of the 11th and early 12th centuries AH. This work includes 800 lines and is composed in the form of Masnavi. In this research, while briefly introducing the author and his valuable work, the stylistic coordinates of this work have been studied. This research has been done based on a descriptive-analytical method. The poet has used historical allusions and hints to enrich his poems and thoughts. It is noteworthy that Mirza Mohammad Tahir Vahid Qazvini was influenced by the Safavid period in his illustration and depiction of war tools in Masnavi Weapons of War  and this work is one of the first instances to use new weapons tools such as pistols and weapons and guns.  In his book, Vahid Qazvini has repeatedly dealt with stories, religious narrations, historical and Islamic events, and great personalities such as the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Imam Ali (AS). In addition to these topics, he is well acquainted with Persian and Arabic literature and refers to stories and characters. The study of intellectual, linguistic and literary levels of this work undoubtedly paves the way for the knowledge and thinking of the poet's scientific and literary practice for those who are interested as well as the researchers.

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