The Myth Characters in the Poetry of the Constitutional Revolution
Subject Areas : Mythoغلامرضا رحیمی 1 , رحمان ذبیحی 2 , سمیه عباس زاده 3
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Mythological elements play a significant role in the history of Persian literature. In the age of Samanids and Ghaznavids the poets used to attach importance to myths. Yet, in the age of Seljuqs, the myths and national beliefs were neglected. During the Persian Constitutional Revolution, the poets used the myths for stimulating the feelings. In the present article, by studying the poems of the age of Persian Constitutional Revolution, the role of myths characters like Jamshid, Fereidoun, Zāl and Kāveh are shown in the works of the poets. Such poets as Adib al-mamālek-e Farāhānī and Mohammad Taqi-e Bahār have taken a classical and moderate approach towards Iranian myths . But some others such as Āref-e Qazvinī, Nasim-e Shomāl and Mīrzādeh Eshghī have chosen an extreme approach.