Most of the themes of Persian stories consist of ethical advices. The mystical and ethically-oriented poets were attempting to provide the didactic concepts covered through stories and this was mainly due to the attraction and effectiveness of stories in delivering the More
Most of the themes of Persian stories consist of ethical advices. The mystical and ethically-oriented poets were attempting to provide the didactic concepts covered through stories and this was mainly due to the attraction and effectiveness of stories in delivering the messages. Amir Khosrow Dehlavi is one of the famous Persian mystics in the second half of 7th and early 8th Century AH. “Hasht-Behesht” or eight evens is a lyrical and love story which has been narrated through poetry and using a didactic and simple language comparable with “Haft Peykar” by the great poet “Nezami Ganjei”. Amir khosrow has been following a more elevated objective rather than narrating a love story in writing this work of art and he would mention didactic and ethical concepts whenever possible. The emphasis made by Amir Khosrow in Hasht Behesht was upon social ethics and he has been always advising good behavior and ethics. This work encourages human to avoid behaviors such as disloyalty, avarice and other evil descriptions. The main objective behind this paper is to investigate didactic themes and the objective behind their use in Hasht Behesht. Since this work of art has a variety of didactic concepts, the authors attempt to clarify these didactic concepts and interpret them. Therefore, the main objective of this study investigate the hidden didactic themes in this work of art and the main reason behind their application.
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