Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 16، number In Volume 2، May 2023 ، issue Number 84

Narrative structure in Nezami works based on the theory of Roland Barthes (case study: Khosrow and Shirin, Leyli and Majnoon and Haft Peykar)

Fateme Hadikhah , Houshmand Esfandiarpour (Author in Charge), Pooran Yousefipour Kermani

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In narrative poems, poets use the structure and elements of narration in order to create an attractive and attractive narrative. A narrative can be considered as a representation of an event or a series of events. Narratology as a science that analyzes the narrative structures of a narrative as a report of facts in an artistic form. The study of narratology of classical texts, especially narrative and story poems, is a new horizon in front of the audience. Based on this, the main goal of the upcoming article is to use Roland Barthes" narratology theories to analyze and analyze Nezami’s works as one of the story treasures of Persian language and literature.

METHODOLOGY: The research method in this thesis is descriptive-analytical with the main narratological approach.

FINDINGS: In the narrative pattern in the story structure of Khosrow and Shirin, Leyli and Majnoon, and Haft peykar from a balanced to an unbalanced situation, we are faced with various main and secondary developments, mutual actors, and many mediating profiles and functions. In all the stories, a complete transformation has occurred in the narrative and the main and secondary achievements of the story have appeared in the way of internalization and chain.

CONCLUSION: The research results indicate that the structural pattern of Khosrow and Shirin"s narrative begins with the change of balanced to unbalanced conditions with a complete follow-up. The main story of Khosrow"s and Shirin"s love for each other, which includes the secondary stories of Khosrow"s love for Maryam, sugar, royalty, and Farhad"s love for Shirin. The mutual actors of the story, including the confrontation between Farhad and Khosrow, and Maryam and Shirin, in the end, the final whirlwind of developments, namely the death of Khosrow, the loss of the monarchy, and the death of Shirin, ends. The main development of the story of Leyli and Majnoon is the love of these two lovers for each other, which, along with secondary developments such as the beginning of the madness and madness of "Qais", the marriage of Laili with Ibn Salam, the death of Ebn-e-salam, the proposal of the father of Qais to Leyli is the main core of the death of the two characters and the main actor. ends The contrast between Lili"s love for Majnoon and her indifference towards Ibn Salam is one of the main action levels of this story. In the Haft Peykar series, the main achievements such as Bahram"s accession to the throne, finding a room with seven figures of beauties, and bringing seven princesses from the seven regions of the world to Iran are depicted.

Keyword
Roland Barthes , structuralism , Nezami , Leyli and Majnoon , Khosrow and Shirin , Haftpeykar

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