A comparative Study of The Pilgrim's Progress and Hosn-o-Del

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
Hassan Haidary 1
masood keshavarz 2
1 Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Arak University
2 Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature, Arak University
Abstract
This paper is a comparative study of two allegorical stories. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan and Hosn-o-Del (Beauty and Heart) by Sibak Neishaboori are the Western and the Eastern stories in which characterization is done on the basis of human characteristics andsome parts of the human body.Based on a morphological characterization ,the characters are divided into two groups of helpers and opponents. In Bunyan's book ,Patience, Sagacity,Charity, Hopeful, Prudence, and Faithful and in Neishaboori's book Sight, Imagination, Patience, and Faithful are examples of the helpers.Opponents in The Pilgrim's Progress include Obstinate, Sloth, Formalist, Hypocrise,Mistrust and Pagan. In Hosn-o-Del lthey include Zargh,Raghib, Ghamzeh Jadoo,Naz and zolf.There are also helper and opponent places in these two books.

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