Self -function in the story of Homai and Homayun (based on Propp,s Theory)

Subject Areas : Persian Language and Literature Quarterly

lei'la adl'parvar ^{1 *} , hamid erza farzy ² , ali dehghan ³

1 - دانشجوی دکتری زبان و ادبیات فارسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تبریز
2 - استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد تبریز، گروه زبان و ادبیّات فارسی، تبریز، ایران
3 - استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد تبریز، گروه زبان و ادبیّات فارسی، تبریز، ایران

Received: 2017-01-30 Accepted : 2017-01-30 Published : 2016-10-22

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Abstract :

Vladimir Propp, Rassian folkore writer, has suggested a pattern forfairy tales.He believes that his pattern is applicable for other folklore legendstoo.Homai and Homayun is a beautiful Persian love story.In this article, the writer has tried to apply Propp,s samples of selffunctionto the story of Homai and Homayun.At first, as an introduction for his research, she presents a stracturalanalyses of the text and she introduces Propp,s theory as well. Then, shetries to apply Propp.s pattern and his suggestions in the story of Homaiand Homayun. Of course, for each case, some examples from the text areincluded.The results show that the story of Homai and Homayun is comparablewith Propp,s theory.