Investigating the methods of allegory and reasoning in expressing the concepts of some of the stories of Masnavi

Subject Areas : Research Allegory in Persian Language and Literature

Ali Khanbabaei ¹ (PhD student in persian language and literature, Islamic Azad University, Izeh branch)
Ali Sohrabnejad ² (Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Izeh Branch)
Omidvar Alimahmoudi ³ (Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Izeh Branch)

Received: 2023-09-30 Accepted : 2023-10-23 Published : 2023-07-23

Keywords: Masnavi, Reasoning, Anecdote, allegory,

Abstract :

Masnavi is an allegorical work in which Rumi expressed mystical and didactic truths with symbolic language; The purpose of this research is to investigate the methods and techniques of Rumi's allegory and reasoning in expressing Masnavi concepts in some anecdotes. In this way, they first studied and took notes on the sources in the field of parables, and then, by carefully examining Masnavi, they started to categorize and organize allegorical concepts and reasoning methods of Rumi in this precious work. This research is descriptive and analytical and based on library information, study and note-taking of existing books and articles, and with a detailed study of Masnavi text.At the end, they have given some examples under the following titles such as: Fable (animal story) and Parable (human story), Exemplum (story-example), proverb, as well as rhetorical reasoning methods and allegorical reasoning. And they have concluded that by using these methods, Rumi has conveyed his intended concepts to his reader in a convincing manner.Keywords: Masnavi, allegory, anecdote, reasoning