Frequency Analysis of themes in the third Book of Masnavi
Subject Areas : epic
1 - عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی – واحد رودهن، ایران.
Keywords: Frequency Analysis of Masnavi, Third Book of Masnavi, Lyrical Analysis of Masnavi, Grand thoughts in Masnavi,
Abstract :
Masnavi is a grand oeuvre filled with a variety of meanings and multiplicity of ideas that drowns and bewilders the reader in the perpetual turbulence of its waves. For this reason and for the repeated hesitation and reflection of the reader in every turn of the couplets of Masnavi, the main directions of thought and the general purpose of the book remains usually hidden and the reader is incapable of grasping the grand thoughts of this literary masterpiece. In this article attempt is made to first specify the themes in the third book of Masnavi, using the frequency analysis approach, and second to present schematically anecdotes employed by the poet in the form of interconnected lyrics to induce one common theme and finally to analyze the results drawn from them.
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