A Comparative Structural Study of Rostam and Esfandîâr In Nihāyatu’l -irab and Shāh-nāme

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• Mohammad Jafar Yahaghi
• Sayed Hosein Fatemi
• Mahdokht Pour khaleghi Chatrudi
• Roghayeh Sheibanifar

10.22067/jls.v44i2.12620

Abstract

This article aims at a comparative study of the structure of “Rostam and Esfandîâr" legend, based on Hansen's theory, as narrated by Ibn Moqaffa’, in Nihāyatu’l -irab and Ferdowsi, in Shāh-nāme. Accordingly first the narratives analogous to those of Ibn Moqaffa’, and Ferdowsi have been compiled while probing into the basic dissimilarities between them, like Rostam 's Zoroastrian faith or otherwise . Next, the structures of these stories have been analyzed at a general and specific level, according to Hansen. In conclusion, Ibn Moqaffa's narrative is found to be a historical one with a continual structure, whereas in the case of Shāh-nāme, being an esthetically poetic narrative, it has been subdivided into a few episodes.

Keywords

• Rostam and Esfandîâr
• Nihāyatu’l -irab
• Shāh-nāme
• Ibn Moqaffa’
• Ferdowsi
• Comparative Structural Study

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