Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Associate Professor in Persian Language and Literature, Kharazmi University
2 Ph.D. Candidate in Persian Language and Literature, Kharazmi University
Abstract
Abstract
Sanā'ī Ghaznavi is considered as the initiator of symbolic style in Persian mystical literature. His creativity in symbolism, especially in the domain of Qalandariyya and mystical symbols, and combination of elements of different genres was very welcomed by the poets after him. In addition to extending the capacity of language and providing profound mystical concepts being expressed, symbol has an outstanding role in aesthetics of literary texts. Analyzing the symbolic style in Sanā'ī's divan, it has been tried in present paper to clarify the role of symbol in beauty creation and its place in the excellence of his poems, and to make it clear how and in what ways the aesthetic aspects have strengthened his poetry? The results indicate that symbols broaden beauty in Sanā'ī's divan when some factors such as creativity and fantasy, ambiguity and multisensory, the unity of experience and image, and the honesty transfer of affections are utilized, and the cohesion between various parts of the universe, and consequently, in literary text happens.
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