Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 14، number In Volume 8، November 2021 ، issue Number 66

A study of protest poetry in the poems of famous female poets of the Islamic Revolution

Reza Karimi Larimi , Reza Forsati Joybari (Author in Charge), Hossein Mansoorian

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In the period of the Islamic Revolution, committed and committed poets to defend the values ​​of the revolution and promote revolutionary ideas have expressed the facts and criticized the problems and issues of social, political, cultural, religious, moral, economic, etc. of their time, which These poems have been called "protest poems". Protest poetry as a nascent literary movement, a kind of social poetry and originates from the foundations of sustainability poetry. Among the poets; Tahereh Saffarzadeh, Simin Behbahani, Sepideh Kashani and Fatemeh Raka’ei are among the women critical poets; This research tries to study the themes, methods of expression, tone and format of protest in the poems of famous poets after the Islamic Revolution in various fields (political, social, religious, moral, economic, cultural, etc.) and the common denominator and Examine the differences between their poems in this regard.

METHODOLOGY: This research has been done in a descriptive-analytical, statistical manner using library studies.

FINDINGS: Poets have a realistic and at the same time cross-border attitude in criticizing the problems of the country or human society; As their protest poems are a reflection of the socio-political conditions of society and time, and such poems in addition to the active presence of women poets in the political and literary arenas of society is a confirmation of the sociological theory of literature that always affects art from social and political contexts. Ultimately, the purpose of protest poetry is to preserve Islamic values, reform society, and combat injustice.

CONCLUSION: The highest frequency of reflection of protest themes in Tahereh Saffarzadeh"s poems and the lowest frequency is related to Sepideh Kashani, which has been composed in the form of Sepid, Nimai, Ghazal, Rubaei, etc. in political and social fields, respectively. These protests are global (foreign) and sometimes domestic, where the first type of protests revolves around protests against the policies of world powers, and domestic protests are related to injustices in society.

Keyword
Literature of the Islamic Revolution , Poetry of Protest , Injustice , Tahereh Saffarzadeh , Simin Behbahani , Sepideh Kashani , Fatemeh Raka’ei

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