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        1 - Figures of Speech: A Historical Approach
        هوشمند اسفندیارپور
          In Persian language, a comprehensive and critical research on the history of figures of speech and their innovators has not been undertaken yet. This study modestly tries to examine the history of figures of speech, based on the works of Ibn Motaz, Qoddamate Ib More
          In Persian language, a comprehensive and critical research on the history of figures of speech and their innovators has not been undertaken yet. This study modestly tries to examine the history of figures of speech, based on the works of Ibn Motaz, Qoddamate Ibn Jafar, Abu Helāl Askari, Ibn Rashiq Qirvāni and Ibn Abilasba.       Manuscript profile
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        2 - Poetic License: Vocabulary Selection
        عباس باقی نژاد
          A poet composes a poem by putting thoughts and words in a pleasant order. Based on their culture and tradition, poets use specific words and phrases, and employ different styles of poetry. Great poets, however, have always been able to break the common rules by More
          A poet composes a poem by putting thoughts and words in a pleasant order. Based on their culture and tradition, poets use specific words and phrases, and employ different styles of poetry. Great poets, however, have always been able to break the common rules by using their poetic license. This article, thus, strives to present a clear cut understanding of the language of the great poets.       Manuscript profile
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        3 - Popular Culture in the Works of M. A. Bahmani & H. Monzavi
        سهراب برگ بیدوندی معصومه عیسی وند
          The present article studies the works of two Iranian contemporary poets, Mohammad Ali Bahmani and Hosein Monzavi, and tries to examine the role of popular culture in their poems.    
          The present article studies the works of two Iranian contemporary poets, Mohammad Ali Bahmani and Hosein Monzavi, and tries to examine the role of popular culture in their poems.     Manuscript profile
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        4 - The Reality of Man in Theoretical Mysticism
        مرتضی شجاری
          According to Ibn Arabi, the reality of man is a human subtlety breathed into man’s body by God. This human subtlety or “heart” is a mediator between the body and the soul, and the seat of knowledge of the Names. Based on Ibn Arabi’s idea More
          According to Ibn Arabi, the reality of man is a human subtlety breathed into man’s body by God. This human subtlety or “heart” is a mediator between the body and the soul, and the seat of knowledge of the Names. Based on Ibn Arabi’s ideas, the present article tries to examine the concept of “the reality of the Man” in theoretical mysticism.     Manuscript profile
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        5 - Siyāvash in Persian Literature
        نسرین شکیبی ممتاز
            Siyāvash, a mythical figure in Persian mythology, is an important character in Shāhnāmeh, Ferdowsi’s epic. He is the symbol of purity and innocence in Persian culture. The present article, by taking into account the historical debates on Siyāvash, More
            Siyāvash, a mythical figure in Persian mythology, is an important character in Shāhnāmeh, Ferdowsi’s epic. He is the symbol of purity and innocence in Persian culture. The present article, by taking into account the historical debates on Siyāvash, tries to illuminate his character in Persian literature.     Manuscript profile
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        6 - Esfandiyār: The Open and the Closed Eyes
        سعید گنج بخش زمانی
          The story of Rostam and Esfandiyār is one of the most moving tragedies in Ferdowsi’s epic Shāhnāmeh. In this story, we have three main characters: Rostam as a superman; Esfandiyār, an invulnerable hero who is simple-minded; and Goshtāsp who fears either hi More
          The story of Rostam and Esfandiyār is one of the most moving tragedies in Ferdowsi’s epic Shāhnāmeh. In this story, we have three main characters: Rostam as a superman; Esfandiyār, an invulnerable hero who is simple-minded; and Goshtāsp who fears either his son (Esfandiyār) or  his enemies might dethrone him. This article tries to analyze these mythological characters from philosophical and psychological points of view.     Manuscript profile