Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 18، number In Volume 1، Apeil 2025 ، issue Number 107

Analysis and Study of Epic in the Poems of Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi

Seyedah Ashraf Hashemi , Hamid Tabasi (Author in Charge), Nemat Esfahani Omran

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Background and Objective: Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi is one of the famous poets of contemporary Persian literature, most of whose poems reflect deep and failed love; however, among his romantic poems, there are significant patriotic, political, and social poems by this poet, to the extent that it can be said that the concern for reviving national and patriotic pride has been one of Mehdi Hamidi"s main motivations throughout his poetic career. In this study, the main goal of the authors is to analyze and explore the epic dimensions of Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi"s poems and to determine his position and role in reviving national pride, defending the homeland, and nationalism of Iranians.

METHODOLOGY: The study method in this paper is descriptive-analytical based on document research and information collection using library methods and referring to reliable sources and virtual databases, and relying on a selection of poems by Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi. Among the poems of Hamidi Shirazi, four collections of poems, Black Years, Tears of the Beloved, After a Year, and Diwan of the Poet, have been analyzed and evaluated.

FINDINGS: The research findings indicate that although most of Hamidi Shirazi"s poems revolve around love and describing the state of being in love, he is a poet who has paid attention to patriotic themes and social and political issues of his era, and has paid attention to epic elements, especially in his political and social poems.

CONCLUSION: The results of the research show that Hamidi Shirazi has used more epic and mythological symbols in the poem "The Black Years" to analyze and examine the social and political conditions of his time, but the epic scales and tone in the poems under study are not very noticeable and thoughtful. In some other poems that contain epic themes, the poet has used the epic literature of the past of Iran, especially the characters of Bijan and Manijeh, not with the intention of presenting patriotic concepts, but in the form of paying attention to romantic issues.

Keyword
Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi , epic , contemporary poetry , homeland

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