Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 14، number In Volume 8، November 2021 ، issue Number 66

Wide reflection and diversity of society in the Divan of Ghodsi Mashhadi, one of his stylistic features

Niloufar Khosravani , Kobra Nodehi (Author in Charge)

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Literature, especially poetry, is one of the important elements of a nation"s culture. Customs, beliefs, convictions, and in a word, all human social habits, are the theme of poets" themes, and to recognize these elements in different periods, Poetry Divan is the best source that is more honest than history, social, political, economic and cultural changes. Haji Mohammadjan Ghodsi Mashhadi (1056-990 AH) is one of the great and less known poets of the Indian and contemporary style of the Safavid dynasty, whose image of the society of that era has a brilliant appearance in his poetry collection. This article has been written with the aim of gaining the image of Iranian society in the Safavid period, the poet"s divan on the topics of funeral rites and mourning rituals, feasts and celebrations, beliefs and superstitions, games and entertainment, punishment and torture, and occupations.

METHODOLOGY: Collection of materials and its organization in this research is a library method. The method of research is descriptive-analytical.

FINDINGS: Ghodsi has used social issues and affairs in a wide and varied way in order to depict and thermalize in his poems.

CONCLUSION: By studying the sociology of the Holy Divan of Mashhad, a lot of information can be obtained about the social and cultural issues of the Safavid era. Among the cases examined in his speech, the manifestation of jobs and then the ritual of burial and mourning is more than other cases. This can be attributed to the prominent manifestation of social jobs in the Safavid period compared to previous periods, and the death of the young holy son.

Keyword
Haji Mohammadjan Ghodsi Mashhadi , Poetry Divan , Society , Literature , Culture

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