The Study of Tragic Elements in Siavash and Forod Stories

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
mahsa sadat nehzat akhlagh azad 1
Ali Mohammad Shahsani 2
Javad Firouzi 3
1 PhD student in Persian language and literature, Semnan University
2 Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Semnan University
3 Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, University of Tehran
Abstract
Tragedy, in its original Greek format, was in the form of a play to be performed on the stage. Aristotle was among the first people to argue about tragedy in a precise and technical way in the book called “poetry technique” and considered it as a type of poetry so that it is an imitation of people’s conduct and represents them better than the way they are. Moreover, Aristotle gave an adequate explanation for tragedy performance style, scene features, and actors.
Some tragedies were created in Ancient Rome with a purpose rather than play on the stage. Therefore, in Medieval and the Renaissance, the element of being dramatic, was not considered as the main factor regarding the study of tragic artwork. Moreover, in contemporary era, the features of tragedy is searchable in novels and poetry.Shahname, written by Ferdowsi, an epic poetry, consists of some tales that can be taken into account as tragedy. A heroic story which ends in catastrophe, engages the human mind with philosophical subjects, brings leniency to the heart and purifies the soul.
The authors intend to search for the key elements of Greek tragedy in two tragic stories, Shahname by Ferdowsi, Siyavash and Foroud. The results of the study indicates that these two stories are not fine examples of Greek tragedy and the main factor for differentiation is the narrative style of Shahname which does not match Greek tragedy


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shahnameh
woman in shahnameh
Siavash in fire
shahnameh and literature