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  1 - The Story of "the Slave and the Merchant" in Marzabān-nāmeh: A Mythical and Structural Analysis
  Nasrin Aliakbari Meisam Roustāee
  Based on a structural critique, the present article tries to analyze the story of "the slave and the merchant" in Marzabān-nāmeh. At first, according to Vladimir Propp's morphology of fairy tales, two motifs: journey and return from journey, are considered. These motifs More

  Based on a structural critique, the present article tries to analyze the story of "the slave and the merchant" in Marzabān-nāmeh. At first, according to Vladimir Propp's morphology of fairy tales, two motifs: journey and return from journey, are considered. These motifs, as part of 31 functions that make up any hero story, are compared with two mythical archetypes: Familiarization and Mirnourouzi. The constructive elements of story and myth are examined and then the story of "the slave and the merchant" is interpreted in this light. Manuscript profile