A Survey on some Rhetorical Aspects of the Mystical Prose of Sheikh Ahmad Jaam in his Two Books (Ons Al Taaebeen and Konuz Al Hekmah)

Subject Areas : Persian Language and Literature

Mohamad Khodadadi ¹ , Reza Sadeghi Shahpar ²

1 - MA in Persian Language and Literature, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor in Persian Language and Literature, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran

Received: 2012-10-14 Accepted : 2013-02-07 Published : 2012-05-21

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Abstract :

Literary elements have its source in imagination of writer and poets and artful using of these elements of eloquence make the writer to be distinguished. This paper aims at studying some indicator of literary manifestation in prose of Sheikh Ahmad Jaam . His prose at first indicates his power in influence in deployment of technical and creative prose that is also is with – protect from firmness of simple prose- at beginning of sixth century of Hegriy. Second, his prose is a sign for the art of sheikh in using of literary manifestation. The art arises from his individual literary talent and imaginative faculty. Ahmad Jaam not only uses literary manifestation and skillfully makes delicate and elegant literary works, but also  uses  his  special  method  to  be  more  concise  and  effective.  This method  which  is  rare  and  innovative  consists of  a  lot  of  elements  of eloquence such as: comparison, repetition, metaphor, proverb, allusion and etc.  Also,  his  employed  method  indicates  his  influence  on  Persian language and literature.