Comparative comparison of the function of animal allegory in "Kalileh and Demneh", "Marzbannameh" and "Sandbadnameh"
Subject Areas : Research Allegory in Persian Language and Literature
Marjan Aliakbarzade zehtab
1
(Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Varamin-Pishva branch, Iran.)
Tahereh Mehri Malafjani
2
(MSc. Persian Language and Literature, Payam Noor University, Lavasanat Branch, Iran.)
Keywords: Kalileh and Demneh, Marzbannameh, Sandbadnameh, allegory, animals.,
Abstract :
The main problem of the current research is the comparison of the function of animal allegory in three educational works; Kalila and Demneh, Marzbannameh and Sandbadnameh are used to explain how each of the three works in question have used the allegory of animals in line with their specific goals. The value of this research is due to the literary importance of allegory and also the valuable literary position of the three works in question in the field of educational literature. The most important questions in front of it are; In the three considered works, which functions are considered for animal allegory? What are the similarities and differences between these functions? This research was written with library tools and in a descriptive-analytical method, and it was provided by examining examples of stories with allegory of animals from all three mentioned books. The research findings show that; The authors of all three mentioned books have revealed complex meanings and expressed moral virtues and vices by using the allegory of animals. The function of allegory in Kalileh and Demneh relies more on the balance of power and is often political, social and moral, but the function of allegory in Marzbannameh is more moral, social and political, and in Sandbadnameh, by using allegory based on the beliefs of that time, it deals with the tricks of women. It is moral, social and cultural.