Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
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Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose شماره 120

volume Number : 19
number In Volume : 2
issue Number : 120

Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 19، number In Volume 2، ، issue Number 120

Image and Music in the Rubaiyat of Majd al-Din Ibn Ahmad

Mujeeb-ul-Rahman Dahani , Mansoor Nikpanah (Author in Charge)

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Majd Hamgar is a poet of the 7th century AH who held a high position in the court of the Atabak kings of Persia. He has a poetry collection that includes various poetic forms, including rubaiyat. However, not all of his rubaiyats are included in this collection. A collection of this poet"s rubaiyat, totaling 610 rubaiyats, was written by his grandson among the manuscripts of the divans of four other poets in four parts. This exquisite manuscript has unique features that have attracted the attention of researchers. Majd Hamgar"s rubaiyats are composed on various topics, including love themes, advice, lamentation about the world and fate, satire, and description of the beloved, and are of great literary importance.

METHODOLOGY: The present study was conducted using a descriptive-analytical method based on library sources, and its statistical population includes Majd Hamgar"s rubaiyats.

FINDINGS: The unique poetic features of Majd define and express his words in the context of the aesthetics of figurative forms, including simile, metaphor, allegory, allusion, and verbal innovation.

CONCLUSION: With the aim of identifying the literary aspects of this poet"s quatrains, this article examines the statistical frequency of literary devices in these quatrains, considering the printed and manuscript versions of the quatrains, and the result is that the most important verbal devices in these quatrains are sentence repetition along with language games and creating puns. In terms of expression, metaphor, especially of the type of epithet, and simile have the highest frequency, which indicates the imaginative nature of the poet and his importance in the verbal arrangement of the words. He is an imitator of his predecessors in the field of Qalandari themes and complaints about the times, and his innovations include creating new themes in quatrains such as praise and satire, as well as creativity in creating literary devices.

Keyword
Majd Hamgar , quatrains , figurative forms , literary style , music.

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