Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 15، number In Volume 3، June 2022 ، issue Number 73

Exploring the Emotional and Intellectual Style of Lion and Cow Story’s Characters in Nasrollah Munshi’s Kelileh and Demneh from the Viewpoint of Semiotics of Discourse

Nadia Varmili , Forough Kazemi (Author in Charge)

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Due to the emergence of new perspectives and their entry into the field of study of literary scholars, especially in recent decades, the need to pay attention to literary works in different ways seems very necessary and semantic sign is one of these approaches. Discourse semantics is a new approach in the field of literary criticism. In this approach, signs are the semantic constituents of multidimensional, dynamic and fluid types that are identified by controlling the discourse process in the formation of thought and the idea of ​​effect in various contexts, including emotional and intellectual contexts. Kelileh and Demneh contains a set of meanings that in the context of the stories of heroic animals with human roles and attributes, due to its subtle nuances and semantic moments, is a very suitable context for the study of semantic signs. This study seeks to answer the question of how the signs in the discourse, in the story of the lion and the cow from Nasrallah Munshi, caused a sense of competition between the main characters of the story, namely "Demneh" and "Shenzabeh", and the contrast. How wisdom, irrationality, deception and honesty, as the main signs-meanings, have influenced the intellectual style and ideological discourse of the story.

METHODOLOGY: This research is a descriptive-analytical method based on library data.

FINDINGS: What is especially important in this discourse is the presence of its luminaries (Demneh, Shir and Kelileh) in the discourse of the story, which depicts various events from Demneh"s desire to be promoted to the lion court to his conspiracy against Shenzabeh and being caught. As a punishment for his work with the lion, he forms a different process of the story"s emotional discourse.

CONCLUSION: The incident of Shanzabeh"s value and respect with Sultan (Shir), although at first it was Demneh"s wish, but caused a change in his feelings and influenced his ideology. The value function of discourse in this story Changed.

Keyword
Semiotics of Discourse , Style , Intellectual Style , Emotional Process , Kelileh and Demneh

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