Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 14، number In Volume 11، February 2022 ، issue Number 69

A study of the intellectual style of Abdolhossein Farzad Reflection of the idea of "cosmopolitan" in the novel "House of Thorns"

Hossein Familian Sooraki (Author in Charge)

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The idea of ​​"cosmopolitanism" is one of the emerging and common themes in the literature of nations that has received more and more attention in recent decades; This article examines the reflection of cosmopolitan thought in the novel "House of Thorns" by Abdolhossein Farzad.

METHODOLOGY: This type of research is a library and is based on content analysis through the study of sources and filing and analysis of slips. In this way, first, the sources related to the terminology and semantics of "cosmopolitanism" and its components have been studied, and then, by studying the novel, the sentences and signs related to the subject of cosmopolitanism in the form of The receipt was extracted and in the final stage, first the thematic classification of the receipts was done and then the contents were analyzed.

FINDINGS: Abdolhossein Farzad has expressed his ideas and thoughts in this novel and one of his most prominent ideas is "Jahan-e-Watan". This idea is reflected everywhere in the novel, including in the narrator"s own words, in the characters of the novel, including Qadabik, and in general in all the elements of the novel.

CONCLUSION: The reflection of this idea in the novel does not mean that the author hopes for its realization, but he always warns his audience that the current path of the world will never lead to a "cosmopolitan" and a new plan must be devised to achieve this. The plan that the author proposes for the realization of the "worldview" is "love", which is the central theme of the novel. Farzad believes that love is the lost link of contemporary man, and if one can hope for the actualization of humanity and the realization of the "cosmopolitan" that love and affection have emerged in all aspects of contemporary human life.

Keyword
Abdolhossein Farzad , World Homeland , Thorn House Novel , Love , Humanity

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